Planning application
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/02118 - Variation to condition 8 of the consent to read: 'Prior to the development hereby permitted coming into beneficial use, a competent person shall have ensured that the rating level of noise emitted from all mechanical equipment and inverter sets on site, when running at full capacity does not exceed the sound levels predicted at facades of noise-sensitive premises within the Sol Acoustics Noise Impact Assessment report: dated July 2025. The assessment shall have been made in accordance with the current version of British Standard 4142 and confirmation of the findings of the assessment shall have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority and agreed prior to the condition being discharged.'
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05014
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05014
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bramford & Blakenham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP8 4PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/02632 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 17 (Construction Traffic Management Plan)
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DC/26/01316 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Confirmation of Compliance with Conditions for DC/23/02118 - Condition 1 (Commencement Time Limit)
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DC/26/00526 Split decision
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 14 (Landscaping Plan) and 21 (Emergency Response Plan)
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DC/26/00487 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 3 (Notification of Implementation)
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DC/25/05267 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 13 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy)
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DC/25/05108 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions application for DC/23/02118 - Conditions 22 (Archaeological Evaluation), 23 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 24 (Archeological Works)
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DC/25/05041 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 10 (Glint & Glare Complaints Strategy)
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DC/25/04562 Granted
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/21/00060 - Amendment to the site layout of the facility to take into consideration 4 panel system, and alternative layout for BESS facility.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by Babergh
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14 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Malvern
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Babergh granted permission on 2 December 2025, 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.
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Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/02118 - Variation to condition 8 of the consent to read: 'Prior to the development hereby permitted coming into beneficial use, a competent person shall have ensured that the rating level of noise emitted from all mechanical equipment and inverter sets on site, when running at full capacity does not exceed the sound levels predicted at facades of noise-sensitive premises within the Sol Acoustics Noise Impact Assessment report: dated July 2025. The assessment shall have been made in accordance with the current version of British Standard 4142 and confirmation of the findings of the assessment shall have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority and agreed prior to the condition being discharged.'
Granted Amendments 4 docs -
Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 3 (Notification of Implementation)
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
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Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 3 (Notification of Implementation)
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