Planning application
4 Church Walls Church Path Friston Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1PX
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Proposal
Proposed Natural Swim Pond
As published by the council, reference DC/25/3843/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/3843/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Friston
- Postcode
- IP17 1PX
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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DC/26/0485/DRC Awaiting decision
4 Church Walls Church Path Friston Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1PX
Discharge of Condition No. 3 of DC/25/3843/FUL - Proposed Natural Swim Pond - Construction Method Statement
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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24 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 19 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.
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DC/26/0485/DRC Awaiting decision
4 Church Walls Church Path Friston Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1PX
Discharge of Condition No. 3 of DC/25/3843/FUL - Proposed Natural Swim Pond - Construction Method Statement
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sharp Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2024 · Ipswich
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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