Railway Tavern The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DU

1. 21 Jul 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 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.

• Application: DC/23/00942 (Granted)

This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Railway Tavern The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DU

  DC/26/03129 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 0m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/00942 - Condition 5 (Contamination)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs

• Opposite 7 Sunnyside The Common Mellis IP23 8DU

  DC/26/00529 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 64m away

  Development by a Statutory Undertaker -Openreach for British Telecom- Erection of 1 No. 9m pole

  Granted 4 docs

• Opposite 7 Sunnyside The Common Mellis IP23 8DU

  DC/26/00529 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 64m away

  Development by a Statutory Undertaker -Openreach for British Telecom- Erection of 1 No. 9m pole

  Granted 4 docs

• White House Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB

  DC/17/02826 Submitted 31 May 2017 114m away

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Remove leaning stem and raise canopy to 3m on 1 no. Yew Tree (T9), Remove young stems, raise crown canopy to 2m and reduce overhanging canopy on 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T10), Section fell to ground level 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T11), Reduce canopy by 2m on 1 no. Yew (T12), Reduce canopy by 2m on 1 no. Ash (T13), Section fell to ground level 1 no. Cyprus (T14), Reduce low branches by 3m on 1 no. Sycamore (T16), Remove lowest branch to main stem and reduce low branches by 3m on 1 no. Ash tree (T17), Section fell to ground level 1 no. Leylandii (T1), Fell 1 no. Elder and reduce low branches on 1 no. Yew (both T2), Reduce mid to low canopy by 3m on 2 no. Ash trees (T3 & T4), Raise lower canopy by 3m on 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T5), Raise lower canopy by 3m 1 no. Ash tree (T6), Fell to ground level 1 no. young Sycamore (T7), Coppice to leave stumps 1 no. Two Goat Willow (T8) and Fell to ground level 1 no. Conifer (T10).

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• White House Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB

  DC/17/02826 Submitted 31 May 2017 114m away

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Remove leaning stem and raise canopy to 3m on 1 no. Yew Tree (T9), Remove young stems, raise crown canopy to 2m and reduce overhanging canopy on 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T10), Section fell to ground level 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T11), Reduce canopy by 2m on 1 no. Yew (T12), Reduce canopy by 2m on 1 no. Ash (T13), Section fell to ground level 1 no. Cyprus (T14), Reduce low branches by 3m on 1 no. Sycamore (T16), Remove lowest branch to main stem and reduce low branches by 3m on 1 no. Ash tree (T17), Section fell to ground level 1 no. Leylandii (T1), Fell 1 no. Elder and reduce low branches on 1 no. Yew (both T2), Reduce mid to low canopy by 3m on 2 no. Ash trees (T3 & T4), Raise lower canopy by 3m on 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T5), Raise lower canopy by 3m 1 no. Ash tree (T6), Fell to ground level 1 no. young Sycamore (T7), Coppice to leave stumps 1 no. Two Goat Willow (T8) and Fell to ground level 1 no. Conifer (T10).

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• White House Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB

  DC/21/00351 Submitted 19 Jan 2021 115m away

  Householder application - Replace window to North Elevation with double doors.

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 11 docs
  Domestic

• DC/26/02932 Granted

  Rectory Cottage Old Rectory Lane Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4HQ

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04287 - Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 8 (Foul Drainage Scheme), Condition 12 (Electric Vehicle Charging), Condition 13 (Refuse Storage Details), Condition 14 (Cycle Storage), Condition 16 (Soft Landscaping Scheme), Condition 18 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan)

  8 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/02619 Granted

  5, 7, 11 And 15-21 (odd) Pightle Grove, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0T

  Confirmation of Compliance with Conditions for DC/19/03840 and DC/18/00229

  15 Jun 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/03967 Awaiting decision

  Unit 9 Crowcroft Road Industrial Estate Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7HR

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01829 - Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan)

  11 Sep 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/03966 Awaiting decision

  Hadleigh High School Highlands Road Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5HU

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00385 - Conditions 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), 13 (Hard and Soft landscaping Scheme ), 14 (Landscape Management Plan), 16 (Design Details of The MUGA), 19 (Design Specification of the Sports Hall) and 27 (Parking Details)

  11 Sep 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/03971 Awaiting decision

  The Homestead The Street Brome And Oakley Eye Suffolk IP23 8AE

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00687 - Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)

  11 Sep 2026 Conditions