Planning application
St Catherines Road Long Melford Suffolk
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 10m pole
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05037
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05037
- Type
- Development by statutory undertaker
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Parish
- Long Melford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Babergh
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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