Planning application
Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/04154
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/04154
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bramford & Blakenham
- Parish
- Bramford
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
23 Sep 2026
Received by Babergh
-
4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list 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 lawful development applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JL
East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station - Application pursuant to discharge of requirements 24 and 25(2)(f) to agree out of hours working on the following dates: 4th June to 10th July - 19:00 to 07:00 for 12 hours of nightshift working
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JL
East Anglia 3 Onshore Converter Station - Application pursuant to discharge of requirements 24 and 25(2)(f) to agree out of hours working on the following dates: 4th June to 10th July - 19:00 to 07:00 for 12 hours of nightshift working
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
Land At Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JJ
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Undertake a directional drill at depth of 7metres under private land in order to run underground cable conduit approx 300metres from battery energy storage site to the grid point of connection.
Decided Outline -
Land At Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JJ
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Undertake a directional drill at depth of 7metres under private land in order to run underground cable conduit approx 300metres from battery energy storage site to the grid point of connection.
Decided Outline -
Bramford Sub Station Bullen Lane Bramford Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4JL
Application for Discharge of Conditions for DC/23/04729 - Condition 3 (Construction Management Statement)
Granted Conditions 17 docs -
Bramford Solar Farm And Battery Storage Facility And On Adjoining Land Land East Of The Channel Burstall IP8 4JL
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/04730 - Condition 3 (Construction Management Statement)
Granted Conditions 16 docs
Other lawful development applications
In Babergh
-
DC/26/01935 Granted
Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation
-
DC/26/03732 Granted
5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.
-
DC/26/03042 Granted
Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant
-
DC/26/03207 Granted
Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.
-
DC/26/03170 Granted
Wychone Long Green Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7JD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for Proposed single storey side extension