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Observation Tower East Lane Bawdsey Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/3147/LBC Listed Building Consent

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Change of use to form a single dwelling

As published by the council, reference DC/26/3147/LBC

Application record

Reference
DC/26/3147/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Deben
Parish
Bawdsey

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 27 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Peter Wells Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge

Active · incorporated 2012 · Woodbridge

283 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

In East Suffolk

  • DC/26/2096/LBC Granted

    Rere-Dorter Barn Abbey Farm Abbey Farm Lane Butley Suffolk IP12 3NP

    Listed Building Consent - Removal of a contemporary lean-to rear addition and installation of infill cladding with high-level glazing and timber double doors, together with the re-thatching of the existing barn.

    Received 8 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DC/26/2631/LBC Granted

    Masonic Hall New Road Framlingham Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 9EH

    Listed Building Consent - Internal alteration to update WC accommodation

    Received 23 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DC/26/2538/LBC Granted

    Mills Almshouses Station Road Framlingham Suffolk

    Listed Building Consent - Replace 16nr existing Crittall metal framed single glazed windows to the kitchens, and bathrooms/wet rooms at ground floor level to the rear

    Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DC/26/2530/LBC Granted

    23 Park Lane Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HL

    Listed Building Consent - Retention of emergency repairs to back addition roof above existing kitchen and bathroom at rear of property.

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DC/26/3320/LBC Awaiting decision

    The Chapel Seckford Almshouses Seckford Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4NB

    Listed Building Consent - Replacement of the existing cross above the Chapel roof, no alterations are proposed to the wider historic fabric of the Chapel or Almshouse complex.

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings