Planning application
Land On The North Side Of Church Field Road Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Suffolk
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Proposal
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access points to be considered, Landscaping, Appearance, Layout and Scale Reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of up to 210 homes (C3), public open space, pedestrian and cycle links, play area, drainage, landscaping, and all other associated works.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02968
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02968
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Lavenham
- Parish
- Chilton
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/01256 Decided
Land On The North Side Of Church Field Road Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Suffolk
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. A residential development of up to 210 residential dwellings, public open space, pedestrian and cycle links, play area, drainage, landscaping, and all other associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by Babergh
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16 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 10 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/20/01094 (Refused)
- Application: DC/26/01256
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file
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73 documents on file for this application
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- THE GARDEN TRUST RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- INTEGRATED CARE BOARD RESPONSE
- ANGLIAN WATER RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- POLICY RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- GREAT WALDINGFIELD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- SUFFOLK POLICE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY RESPONSE
- INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB) RESPONSE
- CLLR PAUL CLOVER RESPONSE
- CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY (ECOLYTIK) RESPONSE
- CLLR MARGARET MAYBURY RESPONSE
- INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONSE
- NATURAL ENGLAND RESPONSE
- NATURAL ENGLAND STANDARD LETTER
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE
- STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE
- SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE
- STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE
- ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER RESPONSE
- PUBLIC REALM RESPONSE
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER RESPONSE
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND RESPONSE
- SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- BUILDING FOR A HEALTHY LIFE REPORT -P25-2679-G002-DE-BFHL
- APPLICATION FORM
- L002V1_BDC_COVER_LETTER_060726 FINAL
- ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN P25-2679_DE_004-01D
- SITE LOCATION PLAN P25-2679_DE_005-01B
- PLANNING STATEMENT R001V4_PLANNING_STATEMENT_010726
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- FIVE YEAR HOUSING SUPPLY ASSESSMENT R001V2 P25_2375PL_HLS_JUL26
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART4 P25-2679-TR-R002
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART6 P25-2679-TR-R002
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART7 P25-2679-TR-R002
- FRAMEWORK TRAVEL PLAN JULY 2026 (FULL) P25-2679-TR-R003
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART1 P25-2679-TR-R002
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART2 25-2679-TR-R002
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART3P25-2679-TR-R002
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT JULY 2026 (FULL)_PART5 P25-2679-TR-R002
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT 20260701_251414_CHURCH FIELD ROAD SUDBURY_AQA_ISSUE
- NOISE ASSESSMENT 260501_250414_LAND NORTH OF CHILTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE_NOISE ASS
- ODOUR ASSESSMENT20260701_251414_CHURCH FIELD ROAD SUDBURY_ODOUR ASSESSMENT_V3.0_
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT 2013_260702_CHURCH FIELD SUDBURY_DBA_R
- HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2013_260702_CHURCH FIELD ROAD_HIA
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT 251414-FRA ISSUE-02 FINAL COMP
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT AND TREE SURVEY FOR THE LAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHURCH F
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT - 02.07.2026 - FINAL
- PHASE I LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT 25439_1_LAND NORTH OF CHURCH FIELD ROAD CHILTO
- PHASE I LAND CONTAMINATION - APPENDIX B 25439_1_LAND NORTH OF CHURCH FIELD ROAD
- UTILITIES STATEMENT - C1544-001 (ISSUE 2) REDUCED
- ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN P25-2679_EN_0007_S1_REV
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT R001V2 EN P25-2679 LVIA_FINAL
- ECOLOGY AEL2374_SUDBURY_ECOLOGYREPORT_V2.0_20260702
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT AEL2374_SUDBURY_PEAREPORT_V1.0_20250310
- BNG AEL2374_SUDBURY_BNGREPORT_V2.0_20260701
- BNG METRIC - AEL2374_SUDBURY_STATMETRIC_V2.0_20260526
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P25-2679-G001-DE-DAS_PART1
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P25-2679-G001-DE-DAS_PART2
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P25-2679-G001-DE-DAS_PART3
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT P25-2679-G001-DE-DAS_PART4
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This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided outline applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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