Planning application
Plot 1 Land North West Of Highbank Cottage Melford Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1XU
Works: New dwelling Small domestic
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Proposal
Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered all other matters to be reserved) - Erection of 1no. self build dwelling single storey dwelling and associated outbuildings
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01263
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01263
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sudbury North West
- Parish
- Sudbury
- Postcode
- CO10 1XU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided outline applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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