[1] Belstead House was bought by East Suffolk County Council in 1948 to provide accommodation for High Court Judges visiting Ipswich.
[3] In 2015 the developer, Rural Community Housing Limited, expressed interest in the property, submitting a planning proposal to Babergh District Council to redevelop the building as part of a major redevelopment also including neighbouring land.
Their plans included turning Belstead House itself into four large homes, which would be sold on the open market.
[4] Despite the Outline Planning Permission initially being rejected, it was subsequently granted on 25 November 2015.
In 2019 Rural Community Housing Limited applied for Detailed Planning Permission.