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4 Church Walls Church Path Friston Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1PX

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/3843/FUL Full Application

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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.

  • 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

    Submitted 6 Feb 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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

    Submitted 6 Feb 2026 Conditions

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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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • 4 Church Walls Church Path Friston Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1PX

    DC/26/0485/DRC Submitted 6 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~3 Apr

    Discharge of Condition No. 3 of DC/25/3843/FUL - Proposed Natural Swim Pond - Construction Method Statement

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs
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