Planning application
Peppertree Farm House Cooks Green Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7NY
Works: New dwelling Extension Domestic
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Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent - Conversion and extension of Grade II* listed barn to create 1No. residential dwelling (self-build) along with associated access and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01718
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01718
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- North West Cosford
- Parish
- Hitcham
- Postcode
- IP7 7NY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/01717 Awaiting decision
Peppertree Farm House Cooks Green Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7NY
Full Planning Application - Conversion and extension of Grade II* barn to create 1No. residential dwelling (self-build) along with associated access and landscaping.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mid Suffolk took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/26/01717 (Awaiting decision)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Roger Balmer Design Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT
- PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS RESPONSE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE
- ABREHARTECOLOGYLTD_PEPPERTREEFARM_EDNASURVEYREPORT2024
- ABREHARTECOLOGYLTD_PEPPERTREEFARM_PRELIMINARYECOLOGICALAPPRAISAL_2024.
- BAT SURVEY REPORT PEPPERTREE FARM HITCHAM MAY 2025
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATIONPLAN
- SITE PLAN AS EXISTING 5023 - 02
- PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING 5023 - 03
- INTERNAL ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING 5023 - 04
- SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED 5023 - 05 A
- PLANS AS PROPOSED 5023 - 06 A
- ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED 5023 - 07 B
- INTERNAL ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED 5023 - 08 B
- 5023 - SCHEDULE OF WORKS
- LAND CONTAMINATION OVERVIEW
- NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13
- STATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE PEPPERTREE FARM HITCHAM SOHS MAY 2025
- PHASE 1-COMPRESSED
- PLANNING STATEMENT - PEPPERTREE FARM V1
- SPEED STATS SITE 2304 - HARES ROAD HITCHAM - APPROX 65M N OF BUGGS LANE - COMBIN
- SPEED STATS SITE 2304 - HARES ROAD HITCHAM - APPROX 65M N OF BUGGS LANE - NORTHB
- SPEED STATS SITE 2304 - HARES ROAD HITCHAM - APPROX 65M N OF BUGGS LANE - SOUTHB
- STRUCTURAL REPORT 23637_SREP REV 1
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 57 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.
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Peppertree Farm House Cooks Green Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7NY
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80% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun
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