Planning application
Valley Farm Bildeston Road Offton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4RS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - Installation of solar panels to a garage roof
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02991
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02991
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Battisford & Ringshall
- Parish
- Offton
- Postcode
- IP8 4RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- PLANNING PERMISSION - GRANT
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATION
- APPLICATION FORM
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PHOTOGRAPAH
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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.
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