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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Evolution Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2017 · Bury St Edmunds
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
47 documents on file for this application
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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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