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Hill Lodge 8 Newton Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2RL

Awaiting decision Mid Suffolk DC/26/02456 Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Retention and refurbishment of part of the existing building for use as a 10-bedroom hotel (Use Class C1), together with the conversion of the remaining part of the building to form 8 self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3), including associated parking, landscaping and ancillary works

As published by the council, reference DC/26/02456

Application record

Reference
DC/26/02456
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Sudbury South West
Parish
Sudbury
Postcode
CO10 2RL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 September 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

26 documents on file for this application

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 11 Sep 2026
  • SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 09 Sep 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 08 Sep 2026
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 02 Sep 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 01 Sep 2026
  • PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT Drawing · 01 Sep 2026
  • HILL HOUSE MARKETING LETTER Additional Information · 01 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 01 Sep 2026
  • SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 01 Sep 2026
  • ENFORCEMENT TEAM RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 01 Sep 2026
  • PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 20 Aug 2026
  • GENERAL COMMENT General Comment · 18 Aug 2026
  • SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 06 Aug 2026
  • SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 03 Aug 2026
  • SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • SCC FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2026
  • ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 09 Jun 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • SCHEDULE OF ACCOMMODATION Other · 09 Jun 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 09 Jun 2026
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT Report · 09 Jun 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Report · 09 Jun 2026
  • STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL Other · 09 Jun 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 09 Jun 2026

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What 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 full applications in a median of 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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