Plans have been submitted for a two-storey self-built eco dwelling in a village near Ipswich.

The application which was submitted on August 19, validated by Mid Suffolk District Council on Tuesday and is to go into consultation.

If approved the property would be built in an area north east of Tudor Grange Main Road in Somersham in an area that partly falls into the parish of Nettlestead.

According to the planning statement submitted last month the new property would involve the construction of a ‘Eco-house’ to ‘Passivhaus’ standards meaning that the house should be ultra-low energy and require less energy for heating and cooling.

However Historic England has raised concerns about the application - noting that the proposed new property would be in the setting of Tudor Grange, a Grade II-listed house from the 16th or early 17th century, which according to an historic buildings assessment is "among the most unusual and historically interesting houses in Suffolk."

Tudor Lodge close to the site of the proposed new property. Tudor Grange, close to the site of the proposed new property. (Image: Google Maps)

It also argues that the proposed new property could detract from the distinctive setting of Tudor Grange because although it would be situated closer to Hall Lane it would be accessed from a road off Ipswich Road close to Tudor Grange.

If the new house was accessed from Hall Lane, then such concerns could be alleviated to a certain extent, the body suggested.

Historic England added that the contemporary design for the new house were "dramatically out of step with the style of building encountered in such parts of rural Suffolk" exacerbating the potential visual impact on Tudor Grange.