Planning application
The Old Rectory Mellis Road Burgate IP22 1QD
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 a ground mounted solar array with 110 panels.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03209
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03209
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Gislingham
- Parish
- Burgate
- Postcode
- IP22 1QD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/03210 Awaiting decision
The Old Rectory Mellis Road Burgate IP22 1QD
Application for Listed Building Consent. Installation of a ground mounted solar array with 110 panels.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Babergh
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/26/03210 (Awaiting decision)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGTH AND SMOKE
- WORTHAM & BURGATE PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- RESPONSE TO EH FROM APPLICANT
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- AERIAL VIEW
- REAL WORLD CROSS SECTION
- K2 BASE DESIGN TECHNICAL REPORT
- REGULATION 5 BNG EXEMPTION REPORT
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 61 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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The Old Rectory Mellis Road Burgate IP22 1QD
93% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Householder Application. Installation of a ground mounted solar array with 110 panels.
Awaiting decision Householder 11 docsDomestic -
The Old Rectory Mellis Road Burgate IP22 1QD
96% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Application for Listed Building Consent. Installation of a ground mounted solar array with 110 panels.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs -
The Old Rectory Mellis Road Burgate IP22 1QD
97% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Application for Listed Building Consent. Installation of a ground mounted solar array with 110 panels.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs
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