Planning application
Land At Grove Lane Elmswell IP30 9HN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning Application. Change of use of agricultural land to a secure recreational dog exercise paddock. Existing hardstanding and access infrastructure would be utilised for parking and access purposes. Erection of perimeter fencing 1.8metres in height.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02706
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02706
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Elmswell & Woolpit
- Parish
- Elmswell
- Postcode
- IP30 9HN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/17/03895 Refused
Land At Grove Lane Elmswell IP30 9HN
Outline Planning Application - Erection of 5No detached dwellings including access (all other matters reserved).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Babergh
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25 Jun 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 20 August 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN METRIC
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- SITE LAYOUT
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATION
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE
- GENERAL COMMENT
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ELMSWELL PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- SCC FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- VISIBILITY SPLAYS
- LAND CONTAMINATION AND FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- LAND CONTAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE DOG PADDOCK IP30 9HN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- STATUTORYBIODIVERSITYMETRICCONDITIONASSESSMENTSJULY2025 GROVE LANE
- PROPOSED FENCING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED DOG WALKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS DOG WALKING PADDOCK
- BLOCK PLAN/LAND USE AND PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT FENCING LANDSCAPING PLAN
- STATUTORYMETRICMACRO DOG WALKING 15JUNE26DD
- PLANNING STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
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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