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St John The Divine Church Church Road Elmswell Suffolk

Awaiting decision Babergh DC/26/04202 Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Planning Application. Construction of formal car parking on site of current grass parking area

As published by the council, reference DC/26/04202

Application record

Reference
DC/26/04202
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
25 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Elmswell & Woolpit
Parish
Elmswell

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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.

Who's behind it

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Whitworth Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2008 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What 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 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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