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On the instructions of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Guide Price £150,000 Freehold An exciting opportunity to acquire & Ref: P6534/B redevelop Helmingham Church Meeting Former Church Room into a two bedroom residential single Meeting Room, Ipswich Road -storey dwelling. Helmingham IP14 6EQ

Planning permission has been granted for the conversion of the Contact Us Clarke and Simpson church hall into a single residential dwelling. Accommodation to Well Close Square comprise entrance hall, living/dining room, kitchen, utility room Framlingham Suffolk IP13 9DU and cloakroom. T: 01728 724200 F: 01728 724667 Glazed link providing access to two ground floor bedrooms and And The London Office family bathroom. 40 St James’ Place London SW1A 1NS Two off-road parking spaces. [email protected] Grounds of 0.19 acres. www.clarkeandsimpson.co.uk Location The Former Church Meeting Room is located on theedge of the Helmingham Hall estate, which is well known for its gardens that are open to the public during the summer and host a range of events. The village benefits from the primary and nursery school, which are just over a mile from the property. The village of Otley is nearby and here there is a popular dining public house, The White Hart, a doctors' surgery, village school, agricultural college and well regarded village shop with post office.

The property is situated in an ideal location for access to the main trunk roads, the A140, A12 and A14. In addition, the county town of Ipswich is just 9 miles from the property and, as well as having national shops and businesses, there is also a railway station with mainline services to London's Liverpool Street, which are scheduled to take just over the hour. The property is 21 miles from the heritage coast and all it has to offer, including sailing, golf and walking at Aldeburgh, Thorpeness, Southwold and Orford.

Description An opportunity has arisen to acquire and redevelop the former meeting room of St Mary’s Church in Helmingham. Full planning permission has been granted to extend the current property and apply a change of use from a former meeting room to a residential dwelling. The plans and drawingthat have been submitted and approved suggest a modern extension to the original redbrick meeting room. Whilst maintaining original character features, the extension is to be primarily glass with vertical oak boarding elevations under a sedum roof. The accommodation will comprise a living/dining room with a separate kitchen, utility area and cloakroom. A glazed link will connect the living quarters to two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. There will be immediate gardens to the side of the property, which will be predominantly terraced. Full details of the planning permission and approved drawings can be found on District Council’s planning website under reference DC/20/02271, a link to which can be found in the ‘Notes’ section of these details. The Current Accommodation A pathway leads to the front of the property where there is an enclosed porch with a timber door leading into the

Church Meeting Room 32’ x 18’2 (9.75m x 5.55m) Windows to front and side, vaulted ceilings, part panelled walls, exposed floorboards and an original fireplace. A door leads through to the

Inner Lobby 5’ x 2’10 (1.52m x 0.86m) Window to rear, basin and door opening to the

Cloakroom 5’ x 4’10 (1.52m x 1.47m) Window to rear and low level WC.

Kitchen 8’ x 4’ and 9’5 x 8’ (2.44m x 1.22m and 2.87m x 2.44m) Window to front. Stainless steel single-drainer sink unit with taps over and cupboard under. Cupboard to side with worktop over and disconnected hot water boiler.

Current Floor Plan

Current Elevations Proposed Floor Plan

Proposed Elevations

Site Plan

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent.

Services Mains water and electricity. Modern sewage treatment plant.

Local Authority Mid Suffolk District Council, EndeavourHouse, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX. 0300 1234000.

NOTES 1. These particulars are produced in good faith, are set outas a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. Interested parties should rely on their own/their surveyors investigations as to the construction type of the property and its condition. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. Any plans are indicative only and may not be the same as the transfer plan/s. No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or listed building contents or building regulations have been applied for or approved. The agents have not been made aware of any covenants or restrictions that may impact the property, unless stated otherwise.

2. Under Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 we, as Estate Agents, are required to obtain identification from buyers in the form of the photo page of yourpassport or a photo driving licence. The document must be in date. In addition, we need proof of address in the form of a utility bill with the name and address of the buyer. This must not be more than three months old. We are also under obligation to check where the purchase funds are coming from.

3. The planning documents can be found at https://planning.baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application

November 2020

Directions Leaving Framlingham in a westerly direction on the B1119, head through Saxtead Green and turn left onto the A1120. Continue into Earl Soham and turn left just after The Victoria pub to continue on the A1120. Upon reaching Framsden, turn left onto the B1079. Pass Helmingham Primary School on the left and then Helmingham Hall on your right, where the track leading to Church Hall will be found on the right.

Need to sell or buy furniture? If so, our Auction Centre would be pleased to assist — please call 01728 746323. Philip Isbell – Chief Planning Officer Sustainable Communities

Mid Suffolk District Council Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX

Website: www.midsuffolk.gov.uk

PLANNING PERMISSION TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) () ORDER 2015

Correspondence Address: Applicant: Hollins Architects Surveyors and Planning THE DIOCESE OF ST EDS & IPSWICH Consultants C/o Agent The Guildhall Market Hill Framlingham Woodbridge IP13 9BD

Date Application Received: 09-Jun-20 Application Reference: DC/20/02271 Date Registered: 10-Jun-20

Proposal & Location of Development: Full Planning Application - Extension and change of use of former church meetings rooms to 1no. dwelling

Helmingham Church Hall, Ipswich Road, Helmingham, Suffolk IP14 6EQ

Section A – Plans & Documents: This decision refers to drawing no./entitled 1864-7 received 09/06/2020 as the defined red line plan with the site shown edged red. Any other drawing showing land edged red whether as part of another document or as a separate plan/drawing has not been accepted or treated as the defined application site for the purposes of this decision.

The plans and documents recorded below are those upon which this decision has been reached:

Defined Red Line Plan 1864-7 - Received 09/06/2020 Block Plan - Proposed 1864-7 - Received 09/06/2020 Design and Access Statement Feb 2020 - Received 09/06/2020 Floor Plan - Existing 18-064 02A - Received 09/06/2020 Sectional Drawing 18-064 02A - Received 09/06/2020 Elevations - Proposed 1864 5B - Received 09/06/2020 Floor Plan - Proposed 1864 5B - Received 09/06/2020 Land Contamination Questionnaire - Received 09/06/2020 Land Contamination Assessment 1864 Clarke Simpson_EPO1 - Received 09/06/2020 Heritage Statement June 2018 - Received 09/06/2020 Ecological Survey/Report Bat Survey July 2020 - Received 24/07/2020 Highway Access Plan 1864 8 - Received 11/08/2020 Speed Report 1 of 4 - Received 11/08/2020 Speed Report 2 of 4 - Received 11/08/2020 Speed Report 3 of 4 - Received 11/08/2020 Speed Report 4 of 4 - Received 11/08/2020 Elevations - Existing 18-064 02A - Received 09/06/2020

Section B: Mid Suffolk District Council as Local Planning Authority, hereby give notice that PLANNING PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED in accordance with the application particulars and plans listed in section A subject to the following conditions:

1. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: COMMENCEMENT TIME LIMIT

The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason - To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

2. APPROVED PLANS & DOCUMENTS

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the drawings/documents listed under Section A above and/or such other drawings/documents as may be approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing pursuant to other conditions of this permission or such drawings/documents as may subsequently be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority as a non-material amendment following an application in that regard. Such development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with any Phasing Plan approved under Section A, or as necessary in accordance with any successive Phasing Plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development pursuant to this condition.

Reason - For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper phased planning of the development.

3. ACTION REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT: LANDSCAPING SCHEME

No development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard, soft and boundary treatment landscaping works for the site, which shall include any proposed changes in ground levels and also accurately identify spread, girth and species of all existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows on the site and indicate any to be retained, together with measures for their protection which shall comply with the recommendations set out in the British Standards Institute publication ""BS 5837:2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction. Reason - In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area. This condition is required to be agreed prior to the commencement of any development to ensure matters of tree and hedgerow protection are secured early to ensure avoidance of damage or lost due to the development and/or its construction. If agreement was sought at any later stage there is an unacceptable risk of lost and damage to important trees and hedgerow that would result in harm to amenity.

4. ON GOING REQUIREMENT OF DEVELOPMENT: TIMESCALE FOR LANDSCAPING

All changes in ground levels, hard landscaping, planting, seeding or turfing shown on the approved landscaping details shall be carried out in full during the first planting and seeding season (October - March inclusive) following the commencement of the development or in such other phased arrangement as may be approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority up to the first use or first occupation of the development. Any trees, hedges, shrubs or turf identified within the approved landscaping details (both proposed planting and existing) which die, are removed, seriously damaged or seriously diseased, within a period of 10 years of being planted or in the case of existing planting within a period of 5 years from the commencement of development, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.

Reason - To ensure that the approved landscaping scheme has sufficient time to establish, in the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

5. ACTION REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT - HIGHWAYS: PROVISION OF PARKING AND TURNING

The use shall not commence until the area(s) within the site shown on drawing no. 1864-7 for the purposes of manoeuvring and parking of vehicles has been provided and thereafter that area(s) shall be retained and used for no other purposes.

Reason - To ensure that sufficient space for the on site parking of vehicles is provided and maintained in order to ensure the provision of adequate on-site space for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles where on-street parking and manoeuvring would be detrimental to highway safety to users of the highway.

6. ON GOING REQUIREMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT: REFUSE BINS AND COLLECTION AREAS

The areas to be provided for presentation and storage of Refuse/Recycling bins as illustrated on drawing no. 1864-7 shall be provided in its entirety before the development is brought into use and shall be retained thereafter for no other purpose.

Reason - To ensure that refuse recycling bins are not stored on the highway causing obstruction and dangers for other users.

7. SPECIFIC RESTRICTION OF DEVELOPMENT - HIGHWAYS: REMOVAL OF PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no means of frontage enclosure shall exceed 0.6 metres in height above the level of the adjacent highway. Reason - In the interests of highway safety in order to maintain intervisibility between highway users.

8. ACTION REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT: BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY

Prior to the commencement of works above slab level, a Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy for protected and Priority species shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The content of the Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy shall include the following:

a) Purpose and conservation objectives for the proposed enhancement measures; b) detailed designs to achieve stated objectives; c) locations of proposed enhancement measures by appropriate maps and plans; d) persons responsible for implementing the enhancement measures; e) details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance (where relevant).

The works shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained in that manner thereafter

Reason - To enhance Protected and Priority species & habitats and allow the LPA to discharge its duties under the s40 of the NERC Act 2006 (Priority habitats & species).

9. ON GOING REQUIREMENT OF DEVELOPMENT: RESTRICTION ON GREEN ROOF

The hereby permitted curved roof of the extension shall remain as a green roof for the entirety of the buildings use as a dwelling.

Reason - In the interests of the amenities of the locality.

10. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: SECTION DRAWINGS THROUGH EAVES AND VERGES

Before any works are commenced sections drawings through the eaves and verges of the extension, link and replacement utility extension shall be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority and shall be implemented and completed as approved.

Reason - In the interests of the character, integrity and preservation of the building.

11. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: AGREEMENT OF PROPOSED FACING AND ROOFING MATERIALS

Before any works are commenced the manufacturers details of the proposed facing and roofing materials shall be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority. Such materials as may be agreed shall be those used in the development and fully applied prior to the first occupation/use.

Reason - To secure an orderly and well designed finish sympathetic to the character of the existing building(s) and in the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area. 12. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: DETAILS OF PROPOSED FENESTRATION

Before any works are commenced detailed large scale elevation and sections drawings of the proposed fenestration shall be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority and shall be implemented and completed as approved.

Reason - In the interests of the character, integrity and preservation of the building.

SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION:

NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework CS01 - Settlement Hierarchy CS05 - Mid Suffolk's Environment FC01 - Presumption In Favour Of Sustainable Development FC01_1 - Mid Suffolk Approach To Delivering Sustainable Development GP01 - Design and layout of development H03 - Housing development in villages H07 - Restricting housing development unrelated to needs of countryside H09 - Conversion of rural buildings to dwellings H15 - Development to reflect local characteristics H16 - Protecting existing residential amenity H17 - Keeping residential development away from pollution HB01 - Protection of historic buildings HB03 - Conversions and alterations to historic buildings T09 - Parking Standards T10 - Highway Considerations in Development

NOTES:

1. Statement of positive and proactive working in line with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

The proposal has been assessed with regard to adopted development plan policies, the National Planning Policy Framework and all other material considerations. The NPPF encourages a positive and proactive approach to decision taking, delivery of sustainable development, achievement of high quality development and working proactively to secure developments that improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area. In this case the applicant took advantage of the Council's pre-application service prior to making the application. The opportunity to discuss a proposal prior to making an application allows potential issues to be raised and addressed pro-actively at an early stage, potentially allowing the Council to make a favourable determination for a greater proportion of applications than if no such service was available.

2. Environmental Health at the District Councils should be contacted in the event of unexpected ground conditions / contamination being encountered during construction. The developer should be aware that the responsibility for the safe development of the site lies with them at all times.

3. Highways Note It is an OFFENCE to carry out works within the public highway, which includes a Public Right of Way, without the permission of the Highway Authority.

Any conditions which involve work within the limits of the public highway do not give the applicant permission to carry them out. Unless otherwise agreed in writing all works within the public highway shall be carried out by the County Council or its agents at the applicant's expense.

The County Council's Central Area Manager should be contacted on Telephone: 0345 6066171. Further information go to: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and- transport/parking/apply-for-a-dropped-kerb/

A fee is payable to the Highway Authority for the assessment and inspection of both new vehicular crossing access works and improvements deemed necessary to existing vehicular crossings due to proposed development. 01284 758868.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have adopted Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging which affects planning permissions granted on or after 11th April 2016 and permitted development commenced on or after 11th April 2016. If your development is for the erection of a new building, annex or extension or the change of use of a building over 100sqm in internal area or the creation of a new dwelling or holiday let of any size your development may be liable to pay CIL and you must submit relevant documents to our Infrastructure Team telling us more about your development, who will pay CIL and when the development will start. You will receive advice on the amount you have to pay and what you have to do and you can find more information about CIL on our websites here: CIL in Babergh and CIL in Mid Suffolk or by contacting the Infrastructure Team on: [email protected]

This relates to document reference: DC/20/02271

Signed: Philip Isbell Dated: 27th August 2020

Chief Planning Officer Sustainable Communities Important Notes to be read in conjunction with your Decision Notice

Please read carefully

This decision notice refers only to the decision made by the Local Planning Authority under the Town and Country Planning Acts and DOES NOT include any other consent or approval required under enactment, bylaw, order or regulation.

Please note: depending upon what conditions have been attached to the decision, action may be required on your part before you can begin your development. Planning conditions usually require that you write to the Local Planning Authority and obtain confirmation that you have discharged your obligations. You should read your decision notice in detail and make a note of the requirements placed on you by any conditions. If you proceed with your development without complying with these conditions you may invalidate your permission and put your development at risk.

Discharging your obligations under a condition:

You should formally apply to discharge your conditions and the relevant application forms are available on the Council’s website. The Local Planning Authority has 8 weeks to write to you after you submit the details to discharge your conditions. You should always account for this time in your schedule as the Local Planning Authority cannot guarantee that conditions can be discharged quicker than this. A fee is applicable for the discharge of planning conditions.

Building Control:

You are reminded that the carrying out of building works requires approval under the Building Regulations in many cases as well as a grant of planning permission. If you are in doubt as to whether or not the work, the subject of this planning permission, requires such approval, then you are invited to contact the Building Control Section of Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils. Appeals to the Secretary of State

1. If the applicant is aggrieved by the decision of the Local Planning Authority to refuse permission or consent, or to grant permission or consent subject to condition, they may appeal to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The applicant’s right of appeal is in accordance with the appropriate statutory provisions which follow:

Planning Applications: Section 78 Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Listed Building Applications: Section 20 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Advertisement Applications: Section 78 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Regulation 15

Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007

Notice of appeal in the case of applications for advertisement consent must be served within eight weeks of receipt of this notice. Notice of Householder and Minor Commercial Appeals must be served within 12 weeks, in all other cases, notice of appeal must be served within six months of this notice. If this is a decision on a planning application relating to the same or substantially the same land and development as is already the subject of an enforcement notice, if you want to appeal against your local planning authority’s decision on your application, then you must do so within 28 days of the date of this notice. If an enforcement notice is served relating to the same or substantially the same land and development as in your application and if you want to appeal against your local planning authority’s decision on your application, then you must do so within: 28 days of the date of service of the enforcement notice, or within six months of the date of this notice, whichever period expires earlier. Appeals must be made on a form which is obtainable from The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN or online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modelnotification- notice-to-be-sent-to-an-applicant-when-permission-is-refused

The Secretary of State has power to allow a longer period for the giving of a notice of appeal but he/she will not normally be prepared to exercise this power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of appeal. The Secretary of State is not required to entertain an appeal if it appears to him/her that permission for the proposed development could not have been granted by the Local Planning Authority, or could not have been so granted otherwise than subject to the conditions imposed by it, having regard to the statutory requirements*, to the provisions of the Development Order, and to any directions given under the Order. The Secretary of State does not in practise refuse to entertain appeals solely because the decision of the Local Planning Authority was based on a direction given by him/her.

2. If permission or consent to develop land or carry out works is refused or granted subject to conditions, whether by the Local Planning Authority or by the Secretary of State and the owner of the land claims that the land has become incapable of reasonable beneficial use by the carrying out of any development or works which has been or would be permitted they may serve on the Council of the district in which the land is situated, a purchase notice requiring the Council to purchase his interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Section 137 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or Section 32 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. *The statutory requirements are those set out in Section 79(6) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, namely Sections 70 and 72(1) of the Act.

Babergh District Council M i d S u f f o l k D i s t r i c t C o u n c i l Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX E n d e a v o u r H ouse, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX Telephone: (0300) 1234 000 Telephone: (0300) 1234 000 SMS Text Mobile: (07827) 842833 S M S Text Mobile: (07827) 842833 www.babergh.gov.uk www.midsuffolk.gov.uk