Planning application
Southlands Lower Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AR
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Subdivision of existing residential land, erection of 2no. self-build dwellings each with a detached double garage, formation of new vehicular crossing, and associated works
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0750/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0750/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Westerfield
- Postcode
- IP6 9AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 May 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Nick Barber Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2014 · Ipswich
66 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 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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