Planning application
Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3XU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03902
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03902
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Thurston
- Parish
- Norton
- Postcode
- IP31 3XU
Comment by 14 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Babergh's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/03903 Awaiting decision
Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3XU
Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Babergh
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9 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 4 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
Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Felixstowe
Active · incorporated 2015 · Felixstowe
98 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 68% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden