Planning application
Building E Walnut Tree Farm Thorington Road Thorington Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3QP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for solar panels on southern elevation of Building E
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0417/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0417/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
- Parish
- Thorington
- Postcode
- IP17 3QP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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10 Feb 2026
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 7 April 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
17 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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