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Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

Granted Mid Suffolk DC/25/05444 Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Planning Application - Change of use of annex to 1no dwelling (retention of)

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05444

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05444
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Decided
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Bacton
Parish
Cotton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 4RA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/01644 Granted

    Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DC/25/03670 Awaiting decision

    Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    Planning Application. Change of use of annexe to 1no dwelling

    Submitted 18 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DC/26/01644 Granted

    Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Suffolk granted permission on 18 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/26/01644 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
    Small domestic
  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/25/05444 Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Planning Application - Change of use of annex to 1no dwelling (retention of)

    Granted Full applications 21 docs
    Domestic
  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/26/01644 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05444 - Condition 2 (Hard Surfacing and Cycle shed), 3 (Vehicular parking and Electric vehicle charging point) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
    Small domestic
  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/25/03670 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Planning Application. Change of use of annexe to 1no dwelling

    Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs
    Domestic
  • Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA

    DC/25/03670 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Planning Application. Change of use of annexe to 1no dwelling

    Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs
    Domestic
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    DC/26/00884 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 100 yards away

    Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling, erection of porch and improvements to existing vehicular access including new parking and turning area.

    Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
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