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Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/1713/CON Other Consultation

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Proposal

Consultation - Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) for part of Phase 4a and Phase 4b (Part of Phase 5 of approved Phasing Strategy) of the development at Henley Gate comprising 121 dwellings, roads, parking, open space, landscaping, drainage, and other associated works; pursuant to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT comprising up to 1,100 dwellings, local centre, country park, open space, sustainable urban drainage systems, access points from Henley Road and associated engineering works.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1713/CON

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1713/CON
Type
Other Consultation
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Westerfield

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 12 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/3059/CON Awaiting decision

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Variation of Condition 1 (approved details) of Reserved Matters Application 23/00406/REM (Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, layout, landscaping and scale) for Phase 3a comprising 96 dwellings, a local centre, parking, landscaping, earthworks and associated works; in relation to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT comprising up to 1,100 dwellings, local centre, country park, open space, sustainable urban drainage systems, access points from Henley Road and associated engineering works. IP/16/00608/OUT was an EIA development and an Environmental Statement was submitted with the application under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended).) Changes are proposed to allow 8no. shared ownership apartments to be delivered as affordable rent and to align drawings with previously approved non-material amendment applications.

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/2959/CON Awaiting decision

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) for Phase 4a (Part of Phase 5 and 6 of the approved Phasing Strategy), and revised details for part of Country Park Phase 6 and Phase 7 (to accommodate changes to the paths), of the development at Henley Gate comprising roads, shared cycle and pedestrian path, open space, landscaping, drainage, pumping station and other associated infrastructure works pursuant to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT comprising up to 1,100 dwellings, local centre, country park, open space, sustainable urban drainage systems, landscaping, infrastructure and engineering works, and 2 no. access points from Henley Road and provision of access points for pedestrian/cycle bridge and vehicular bridge over railway. The Application also seeks to part discharge Condition 26 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of IP/16/00608/OUT in relation to Phase 4a. IP/16/00608/OUT was an EIA development and an Environmental Statement was submitted with the application under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended) (Revised Description).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/2832/CON Granted

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) for part of Phase 4a and Phase 4b (Part of Phase 5 of approved Phasing Strategy) of the development at Henley Gate comprising 121 dwellings, roads, parking, open space, landscaping, drainage, and other associated works; pursuant to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT comprising up to 1,100 dwellings, local centre, country park, open space, sustainable urban drainage systems, access points from Henley Road and associated engineering works. IP/16/00608/OUT was an EIA development and an Environmental Statement was submitted with the application under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended).

    Decided 9 Sep 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/2157/CON Decided

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Application to part discharge Condition 20 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan - Primary School Phase Compliance Statement) of Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/1760/CON Awaiting decision

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Application to Part Discharge Condition 11 (Visitor Centre Permanent Access Road and Infrastructure) (Phase 4a) of outline planning permission IP/16/00608/OUT.

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/1370/CON Granted

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Discharge of Condition 9 (Phasing Strategy) of planning permission IP/16/00608/OUT.

    Decided 1 May 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/1361/CON Awaiting decision

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Application to part discharge condition 11 (Phase Design Code) for Phase 4b (part of Phase 5 of the approved Phasing Strategy) of Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT

    Submitted 13 Apr 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/1325/CON Awaiting decision

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) for Phase 4a (Part of Phase 5 and 6 of the approved Phasing Strategy), and revised details for part of Country Park Phase 6, of the development at Henley Gate comprising roads, shared cycle and pedestrian path, open space, landscaping, drainage, pumping station and other associated infrastructure works pursuant to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT comprising up to 1,100 dwellings, local centre, country park, open space, sustainable urban drainage systems, landscaping, infrastructure and engineering works, and 2 no. access points from Henley Road and provision of access points for pedestrian/cycle bridge and vehicular bridge over railway. The Application also seeks to part discharge Condition 26 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of IP/16/00608/OUT in relation to Phase 4a. IP/16/00608/OUT was an EIA development and an Environmental Statement was submitted with the application under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended).

    Submitted 9 Apr 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/0677/CON Awaiting decision

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Consultation - Application to discharge condition 4 (design details of bins, benches, signage and wayfinding) of reserved matters approval IP/20/00417/REM (Country Park Phase 1) related to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT.

    Submitted 19 Feb 2026 Outline
  • DC/26/0339/CON Granted

    Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Other Consultation - Application to discharge condition 39 (Henley Road, Dale Hall Road and Valley Road junction improvements) of outline planning permission IP/16/00608/OUT

    Decided 12 Feb 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 May 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 July 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.

Documents

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

1 document 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 outline applications in a median of 17 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Discharge of Condition Nos. 21, 22 and part discharge of condition 23 of DC/16/2592/OUT - Mixed use development comprising up to 1,100 residential dwellings (C3); a local centre inc. up to 250sqm (net) of convenience floor space (A1), up to 300sqm of comparison floorspace (A1), up to 250sqm in use classes A1-A5; and up to 500sqm community centre (D1); provision of land for a primary school (D1); provision of sports facilities, Country Park (including visitor centre D1) and open space (including amenity space/childrens play areas and allotments) and sustainable urban drainage systems; associated landscaping, infrastructure and engineering/earthworks; and the creation of 2No. new vehicular accesses from Henley Road, 1No. vehicular access from Westerfield Road (to serve Country Park only), pedestrian/cycle bridge over railway and vehicular bridge over railway (access only) - Archaeology & Contamination.

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