Planning application
Former Telephone Exchange Cemetery Lane East Bergholt Suffolk
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Proposal
Full Planning Application - Conversion of former telephone exchange to dwelling, including single storey rear extension, along with change of use of adjacent land to form gardens
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03420
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03420
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- East Bergholt
- Parish
- East Bergholt
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED
- HIGHWAYS ACCESS
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY REPORT
- STRUCTURAL SURVEY - CE264167 THE OLD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, REPORT
- 4125 - PLANNING STATEMENT REVA
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATIONPLAN
- SITE PLAN AS EXISTING 4125 - 02
- PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING 4125 - 03
- PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED 4125 - 04
- SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED 4125 - 05
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX 1-6
- ECOLOGY LETTER REPORT THE OLD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AUGUST 2026
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TPSQU0599 AIA
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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 full applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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