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Land At Chilton Woods Sudbury Suffolk

Decided Babergh DC/25/05356 Scoping Opinion (EIA)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion - Mixed use development of up to 750 homes, care home, a new primary school and early years facilities, retail and employment use, hotel, household refuse site, a network of multifunctional green infrastructure, landscaping, public open space, new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular accesses, and SuDS features

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05356

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05356
Type
Scoping Opinion (EIA)
Status
Received
Decision
EIA Required
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Decided
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: EIA Required

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Boyer Ltd. Agent

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

34 documents on file for this application

  • ANGLIAN WATER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 09 Feb 2026
  • SCOPING OPINION Additional Information · 03 Feb 2026
  • ARCHAEOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026
  • ENV. RESPONSE - AIR QUALITY Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026
  • ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026
  • LANDSCAPE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 09 Jan 2026
  • SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 07 Jan 2026
  • THE SUDBURY SOCIETY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 31 Dec 2025
  • THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 30 Dec 2025
  • NATIONAL HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025
  • DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025
  • SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • PROW RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Dec 2025
  • FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025
  • NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 16 Dec 2025
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE) RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 12 Dec 2025
  • EAST SUFFOLK INLAND DRAINAGE BOARD RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 11 Dec 2025
  • COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 9 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 8 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 7 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 6 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 5 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 4 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 3 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 2 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 1 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 11 Report · 08 Dec 2025
  • SCOPING REPORT PART 10 Report · 08 Dec 2025

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