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, 1 refused.
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DC/26/02368 Awaiting decision
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
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
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33 documents on file for this application
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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
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Land At 4 Park Farm Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Wherstead Suffolk, IP9 2AG
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