Planning application
Former St Josephs Centre Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Erection of domestic garage
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01815
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01815
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Mendlesham
- Parish
- Mendlesham
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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30 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 25 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Felixstowe
Active · incorporated 2015 · Felixstowe
98 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 68% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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