Planning application
Beach View Walnut Tree Lane Harkstead IP9 1BS
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
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Proposal
Full Planning Application - Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling and detached garage.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01609
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01609
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Stour
- Parish
- Harkstead
- Postcode
- IP9 1BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2017 · Stowmarket
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT - PLANS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- 3D RENDER OF FRONT
- EXISTING OUTBUILDING
- VIEW FROM WALNUT TREE LANE
- PROPOSED FF PLAN + PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS GARAGE 25 01 0084 D
- RESPONSE TO HERITAGE COMMENTS
- PROPOSED DWELLING PLOTTED ON PHOTO - VIEW FROM FIELDS/RIVER SIDE
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- THE STOUR & ORWELL SOCIETY RESPONSE
- PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- NATIONAL LANDSCAPE TEAM RESPONSE
- HARKSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- GENERAL COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- REPRESENTATION COMMENT
- ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION
- PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY RESPONSE
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS GARAGE 25 01 0084 B
- PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS 25 01 0082 C
- SITE LOC+EXISTING PLANS/ELEVS 25 01 0080 D
- PROPOSED FF PLAN+PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- CUSTOM AND SELF BUILD HOUSING DELIVERY STATEMENT TEMPLATE
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- SURFACE WATER FLOOD MAP
- PLANNING STATEMENT - BEACH VIEW
- LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT
- LAND-CONTAMINATION-QUESTIONNAIRE
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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 full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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