Planning application
4 The Strand Wherstead Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8NL
Works: Extension Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - Erection of rear extension to existing dwelling
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03692
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03692
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Orwell
- Parish
- Wherstead
- Postcode
- IP2 8NL
Comment by 5 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Babergh's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Babergh
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
RAG Designs Agent, a design practice registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2021 · Ipswich
47 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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.
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