East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JL

1. 8 Jun 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 9 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Babergh granted permission on 29 June 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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• East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JL

  DC/26/02447 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station - Application pursuant to discharge of requirements 24 and 25(2)(f) to agree out of hours working on the following dates: 4th June to 10th July - 19:00 to 07:00 for 12 hours of nightshift working

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford

  DC/26/04154 Submitted 23 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• Land At Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JJ

  DC/26/02329 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Undertake a directional drill at depth of 7metres under private land in order to run underground cable conduit approx 300metres from battery energy storage site to the grid point of connection.

  Decided Outline

• Land At Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JJ

  DC/26/02329 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Undertake a directional drill at depth of 7metres under private land in order to run underground cable conduit approx 300metres from battery energy storage site to the grid point of connection.

  Decided Outline

• Land Adjacent To Bramford Substation Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JD

  DC/22/05586 Submitted 9 Nov 2022 350 yards away

  Non-material Amendment to DC/19/03008 amended under DC/21/06919 to alter site layout plan and associated elevations and block plans.

  Granted Amendments 14 docs

• Land To The South Of Bullen Lane Bramford Suffolk

  DC/25/04509 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 400 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/05468 - Condition 15 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan)

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• DC/26/00236 Granted

  Chilton Woods Mixed Development To North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk

  Discharge of Conditions Application for B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Conditions 38 (Landscaping) and 43 (Open Space) for phase 4 only.

  Received 21 Jan, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/00355 Refused

  Land To The Rear Of 30 Market Hill Sudbury Suffolk

  Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and Condition 12 (Provision of Access Prior to Any Other Works Commencing) of Planning Permission DC/25/05227 dated 23/01/2026 - Erection of 4No. (terraced) dwellings and alterations/improvement to: (1) outbuilding to form cycle store, (2) boundary wall and (3) existing access.

  Received 28 Jan, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/04408 Awaiting decision

  The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024

  Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation for Stage 3 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/04407 Awaiting decision

  High Elm Bungalow Crowfield Road Stonham Aspal Suffolk

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01026 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain)

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/04395 Awaiting decision

  Little Wenham Hall Hall Lane Wenham Parva Colchester Suffolk CO7 6PZ

  Discharge of Conditions for DC/24/02709 - Condition 14 (Historic Floor Finishes- Building D)

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Conditions