Planning application
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
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Proposal
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05455 - Condition 17 (Biodiversity enhancement measures)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03763
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03763
- Type
- Discharge of Condition(s)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 31 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Claydon & Barham
- Parish
- Barham
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/02136 Granted
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/05455 dated 16.01.2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Change of use from information/Visitors centre to cafe and extension of building. Erection of play area.- To vary condition 3 (Operating Hours) - to allow opening hours to be extended to 6am to 6pm
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DC/26/02093 Granted
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05455 - Conditions 7 (Landscaping), 11 (Cycle Storage) and 17 (Biodiversity Enhancements)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Aug 2026
Received by Babergh
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2 Sep 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 28 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Creative Building Designs Agent, a design practice registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2018 · Ipswich
52 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
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.
Nearby applications
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Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
95% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05455 - Condition 17 (Biodiversity enhancement measures)
Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs -
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/05455 dated 16.01.2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Change of use from information/Visitors centre to cafe and extension of building. Erection of play area.- To vary condition 3 (Operating Hours) - to allow opening hours to be extended to 6am to 6pm
Granted Conditions Extension 8 docs -
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05455 - Conditions 7 (Landscaping), 11 (Cycle Storage) and 17 (Biodiversity Enhancements)
Granted Conditions 15 docs -
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05455 - Conditions 7 (Landscaping), 11 (Cycle Storage) and 17 (Biodiversity Enhancements)
Granted Conditions 15 docs -
Former Picnic Site Lower Crescent Barham Suffolk
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/05455 dated 16.01.2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Change of use from information/Visitors centre to cafe and extension of building. Erection of play area.- To vary condition 3 (Operating Hours) - to allow opening hours to be extended to 6am to 6pm
Granted Conditions Extension 8 docs -
Land Adjacent Pesthouse Lane Barham Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01795 - Conditions 5 (Surface Water Disposal Strategy), 7 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 9 (Fuel and Oil Protocol), 14 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 15 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 17 (Access Improvements)
Split decision Conditions 22 docs
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DC/26/00355 Refused
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Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and Condition 12 (Provision of Access Prior to Any Other Works Commencing) of Planning Permission DC/25/05227 dated 23/01/2026 - Erection of 4No. (terraced) dwellings and alterations/improvement to: (1) outbuilding to form cycle store, (2) boundary wall and (3) existing access.
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DC/26/04408 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation for Stage 3 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/04407 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/04395 Awaiting decision
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