Planning application
Land West Of Stackwood Road Polstead
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 3 no. Self-Build Dwellings.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00032
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00032
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Polstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Babergh
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6 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2017 · Stowmarket
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- OUTLINE - REFUSAL
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY RAMS HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- SCC HIGHWAYS
- VISIBILITY SPLAYS
- HERITAGE COMMENTS
- STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- ENV RESPONSE LAND CONTAMINATION
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- POLSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- SCC - FIRE & RESCUE COMMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- PHASING PLAN 602-PH1
- CONCEPT SITE LAYOUT 602-SK01 REV A
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 602-SL1 REV A
- LAND CONTAMINATION 1042-1 LAND OFF STACKWOOD ROAD POLSTEAD HEATH HADLEIGH SUFFOL
- PLANNING STATEMENT - STACKWOOD ROAD
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Babergh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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