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Merrow Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS

Granted West Suffolk DC/26/0308/FUL Full applications

Works: Demolition Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Planning application - replacement dwelling (following demolition of remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire)

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0308/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0308/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve application
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Decided
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Bardwell
Parish
Bardwell
Postcode
IP31 1AS

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/0309/LB Granted

    Merrow Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS

    Application for listed building consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling

    Decided 11 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 11 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve application

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DC/26/0309/LB (Decided)
  • Buildingcontrol: CP/24/013852/HETAS (Building Work Complete)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gateley Smithers Purslow Agent, registered in Birmingham

Active · incorporated 1978 · Birmingham

109 applications on PlanIndex · across 51 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 11 Sep 2026
  • DECISION - GRANT FULL Decision Notice · 11 Sep 2026
  • PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 09 Jun 2026
  • WEST SUFFOLK - WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 May 2026
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultation Response · 15 May 2026
  • SCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultation Response · 13 May 2026
  • WEST SUFFOLK - ENVIRONMENT TEAM COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 12 May 2026
  • COVER LETTER INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL PLANNING STATEMENT Application Information · 11 May 2026
  • STRUCTURAL REPORT Application Information · 11 May 2026
  • PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultation Response · 30 Apr 2026
  • LITTLEMOOR HALL FARM THE GREEN - COMMENT Neighbour Response · 27 Apr 2026
  • WALTHAM HOUSE - COMMENTS Neighbour Response · 09 Apr 2026
  • WEST SUFFOLK WASTE MANAGEMENT MANAGER COMMENT Consultee Comment · 11 Mar 2026
  • WEST SUFFOLK ENVIRONMENT TEAM COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 25 Feb 2026
  • LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 25 Feb 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 25 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR AND SECTIONS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING STREETSCENE (PRE FIRE) Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS (PRE FIRE) Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 25 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 11 September 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.

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