Planning application
Wall Farm House Harkstead Road Holbrook Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2RQ
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 ground mounted solar PV array.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03728
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03728
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Stour
- Parish
- Holbrook
- Postcode
- IP9 2RQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Babergh
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28 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 October 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 64 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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