Planning application
Land At Lower Road Westerfield Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of nineteen dwellings, new vehicular access, associated hard and soft landscaping, and new community open space
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0916/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0916/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Westerfield
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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15 Apr 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 10 June 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
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Vision Design & Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
80 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.
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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