Planning application
Former Bus Depot And Workshop Chapel Road Otley Woodbridge Suffolk IP6 9NT
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Outline Application (Some Matters Reserved) - Residential development of upto five dwellings with access from Chapel Road
As published by the council, reference DC/25/3808/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/3808/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Otley
- Postcode
- IP6 9NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2017 · Stowmarket
144 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 75% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided outline applications in a median of 18 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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