Planning application
The Old Coal House The Street Mendham IP20 0NH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Change of use to short-term holiday accommodation with associated external alterations (part-retrospective)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02220
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02220
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Fressingfield
- Parish
- Mendham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP20 0NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
26 May 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
-
28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
-
24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: AP/26/00047 (Appeal In Progress)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
61 documents on file for this application
- QUESTIONNAIRE
- QUESTIONNAIRE - SITE NOTICE
- QUESTIONNAIRE - POLICIES
- QUESTIONNAIRE - OFFICER REPORT
- QUESTIONNAIRE - NEIGHBOUR COMMENTS
- QUESTIONNAIRE - CIL CHARGING SCHEDULE
- QUESTIONNAIRE - CIL RATE SUMMARY
- QUESTIONNAIRE - PRESS ADVERT
- QUESTIONNAIRE - CONSULTEES
- QUESTIONNAIRE - APPLICATION NOTIFICATION LETTER
- QUESTIONNAIRE - APPLICATION LIST OF THOSE NOTIFIED
- QUESTIONNAIRE - APPEAL LIST OF THOSE NOTIFIED
- QUESTIONNAIRE - APPEAL NOTIFICATION LETTER
- APPEAL START NOTIFICATION
- APPEAL FORM
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- FULL PLANNING - REFUSAL
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- PARKING TECHNICAL NOTE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT
- EMAIL FROM AGENT
- MEASUREMENT 2 - 19 FEET FROM THE STREET
- MEASUREMENT 1 - 14 FEET FROM THE STREET
- CLOSE VIEW OF MEASUREMENT 2
- CLOSE VIEW OF MEASUREMENT 1
- EMAIL FROM AGENT
- DEEDS
- DEEDS
- DEEDS
- DEEDS
- DEEDS
- EMAIL FROM AGENT
- MENDLESHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- SUPPORT COMMENT
- SUPPORT COMMENT
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- EMAIL FROM AGENT ADDRESSING CONCERNS/COMMENTS
- PREVIOUS FLOOR WINDOW
- PUBLIC VIEW TOWARDS NEIGHBOURING WINDOWS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- SUPPORT COMMENT
- OBJECTION
- SUPPORT COMMENT
- SUPPORT COMMENT
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- MENDHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 24078-100-PL2
- PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT SV2
- COAL HOUSE INSPECTION REPORT (7)
- LOCATION PLAN 24078-001-PL4
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 24078-101-PL4
- APPENDIX 1 - HERITAGE SOURCES PDF
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