Planning application
Redlands Brettenham Road Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7NT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Householder Application - Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to be installed to the property.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01514
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01514
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- North West Cosford
- Parish
- Hitcham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP7 7NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Octopus Energy Services Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2016 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION - REFUSAL
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- PW COMBINED AC UNIT MCS 020A NOISE DOCUMENT REV A
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- MANUAL SOUND CALCULATOR
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- OCTOPUS COSY 9 CLEARANCES AND DATA SHEET
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SUPERSEDED
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS 03
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS 04
- SUPERSEDED
- SUPERSEDED
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 01
- PW MCS 020A NOISE DOCUMENT
- PW COMBINED AC UNIT MCS 020A NOISE DOCUMENT
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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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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