Planning application
Land At 4 Park Farm Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Wherstead, Suffolk, IP9 2AG
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 (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of up to 3 no. dwellings [with access]
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01171
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01171
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Orwell
- Parish
- Wherstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP9 2AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DC/26/02368 Refused
Land At 4 Park Farm Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Wherstead Suffolk, IP9 2AG
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 1no. dwelling [with access]
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wilkinson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2019 · Stowmarket
130 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 68% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- OUTLINE - REFUSAL
- OFFICER DELEGATE REPORT
- SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE- RAMS HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- MCCLEAN HOMES (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED V SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, TR
- ENV RESPONSE LAND CONTAMINATION
- WHERSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- NATIONAL LANDSCAPE TEAM RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- MINERAL AND WASTE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENTS
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN 2437-02-P2
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 2437-03-P2
- COST DECISION
- AGENT RESPONSE TO CONSULTEE OBJECTIONS
- ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE SURVEY SCHEDULE
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 2437-01-P1
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 2437-03-P1
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN 2437-02-P1
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TPSQU0496
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN TPSQU0496 TPP
- PHASE 1 LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
- DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- 20722 LAND AT 4 FARM COTTAGES BNG FINAL.XLSM
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 20722 LAND AT 4 FARMS PEA BNG FINAL
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPENDIX 1-6
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About outline applications
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