Planning application
Land At Hammonds Garage Norwich Road Halesworth IP19 8HX
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a foodstore (Use Class E) with substation, access, parking, servicing area, landscaping, and associated works.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4509/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4509/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Halesworth And Blything
- Parish
- Holton
- Postcode
- IP19 8HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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2 Dec 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 27 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.
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DC/26/2903/DRC Awaiting decision
Part Land At Hammonds Norwich Road Halesworth Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions 6, 7, 18,19, 20, 21, 27 and BNG Condition of DC/25/4509/FUL - Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a foodstore (Use Class E) with substation, access, parking, servicing area, landscaping, and associated works. - (CEMP) Construction Ecological Management Plan, Ecological Enhancement Strategy, Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan, Soft Landscaping Works, Landscape Management Plan, External Materials, Construction Management Plan and Biodiversity Net Gain Condition.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
194 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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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