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River Cottage Melton Road Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1NY

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/3999/FUL Full Application

Works: Trees Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective Application - Replacement of hedging along side of the property composed of varied hedging bushes and trees with fence of 6' 6"

As published by the council, reference DC/25/3999/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/25/3999/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Melton
Parish
Melton
Postcode
IP12 1NY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 January 2026, 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

12 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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