Planning application
Copdock And Washbrook Tennis Club Copdock And Washbrook Playing Field Old Ipswich Road Copdock And Washbrook IP8 3JN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Construction of floodlit padel court within existing tennis court; Construction of a covered refreshment area (retention of); Erection of 2no. Canopies over existing padel courts; Increase in height of fence to south boundary of enclosure and an increase in operational hours for the existing and proposed padel courts.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01957
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01957
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Copdock & Washbrook
- Parish
- Copdock And Washbrook
- Postcode
- IP8 3JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Babergh
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ian Smillie Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice
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19 documents on file for this application
- FULL PLANNING - GRANT
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- NOISE ADDENDUM
- COPDOCK AND WASHBROOK PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 2024075_11
- EXISTING/PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLANS 2024075_12
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTS 2024075_13
- PROPOSED CANOPY PLAN 2024075_14
- PROPOSED CANOPY ELEVATIONS 2024075_15
- PROPOSED PADEL COURT 2024075_16
- AS BUILT TEA HUT 2024075_17
- LIGHTING STATEMENT
- PADEL-COURT-GUIDANCE
- APPLICATION FORM
- ACOUSTIC REPORT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Babergh granted permission on 1 July 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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