Planning application
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - Construction of an entrance drive and detached summer house and gazebo.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02959
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02959
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Assington
- Parish
- Leavenheath
- Postcode
- CO6 4NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/01117 Granted
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Application for Works to Trees Subject to a Tree Preservation Order - Reduce crown of 23 No. Oak (G1) by 4 to 5m and fell 1 No. Oak (T1) and grind stump.
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DC/24/02823 Granted
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Application for works to a tree protected by Tree Preservation Order BT92/W1 - Various remedial works as detailed in accompanying tree survey due to dead / dying / collapsed trees and acute oak decline and ash heart rot.
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DC/21/00358 Granted
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Householder Planning Application - Retention of access gates and wall to existing vehicular access for private use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Babergh
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13 Jul 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 7 September 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
Stour Valley Design Agent, a design practice
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION - GRANT
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY RESPONSE
- LEAVENHEATH PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN 17-2026-01P
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 17-2026-02P
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 17-2026-03P
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 householder applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Application for works to a tree protected by Tree Preservation Order BT92/W1 - Various remedial works as detailed in accompanying tree survey due to dead / dying / collapsed trees and acute oak decline and ash heart rot.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
93% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep
Householder Application - Construction of an entrance drive and detached summer house and gazebo.
Awaiting decision Householder 10 docsDomestic -
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Application for works to a tree protected by Tree Preservation Order BT92/W1 - Various remedial works as detailed in accompanying tree survey due to dead / dying / collapsed trees and acute oak decline and ash heart rot.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Householder Planning Application - Retention of access gates and wall to existing vehicular access for private use.
Granted Householder 7 docsDomestic -
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Householder Planning Application - Retention of access gates and wall to existing vehicular access for private use.
Granted Householder 7 docsDomestic -
Oak Cottage Breach Grove Kingsland Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4NG
Application for Works to Trees Subject to a Tree Preservation Order - Reduce crown of 23 No. Oak (G1) by 4 to 5m and fell 1 No. Oak (T1) and grind stump.
Granted Trees 5 docs
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