Planning application
Former Downs Garage Site Southgate Street Long Melford CO10 9HU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Erection of 9 No. Houses.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01548
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01548
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Parish
- Long Melford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 9HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 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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14 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Who's behind it
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Evolution Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2017 · Bury St Edmunds
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See their track recordTasmania Holdings Ltd Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2019 · London
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
47 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- FULL PLANNING - GRANT
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE
- AMENDED BIODIVERSITY NET GAINS ASSESSMENT
- AMENDED PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY APPRAISAL
- THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY RESPONSE
- PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- FIRE STRATEGY PLAN 22035-61
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN 22035-50D
- CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING HIGHWAYS
- LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY RESPONSE
- ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER RESPONSE
- ARCHAEOLOGY RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- PHASING PLAN - 22035-50
- DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS MANAGER RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- 2. COVERING LETTER STATEMENT AND DOCUMENT SCHEDULE
- 3. PLANNING STATEMENT
- 4. 22035-LP SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 5. 22035-49 TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
- 6. 22035-50B PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 7. 22035-51A PLOT 1 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 8. 22035-52A PLOT 2 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 9. 22035-53A PLOT 3 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 10. 22035-54A PLOT 4 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 11. 22035-55B PLOT 5 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 12. 22035-56A PLOT 6 AND 7 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 13. 22035-57A PLOTS 8 AND 9 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
- 14. 22035-58A VISIBILITY SPLAY AND CONTEXT LOCATION PLAN
- 15. 22035-59 STREET SCENE AND SITE SECTION
- 16. 22035-60 DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT ARIAL MONTAGE
- 17. TREE SURVEY AND ARB REPORT LS2487-01 LM-ARB
- 18. HIGHWAY STATEMENT P1 320-2024
- 19. FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY 174 2024 FRADS01
- 20. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION
- 21. PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 241223
- 22. BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN 241223
- 23. BIODIVERSITY NET GAINS ASSESSMENT 241223
- 24. STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CALCULATION_TOOL__MACRO_ENABLED__131223 241223
- 25. LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT SUPPLEMENTARY SITE WORKS AND REMEDIAL METHOD STATE
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Babergh granted permission on 14 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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