Planning application
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Relates to DC/26/0312/AME, DC/25/4252/AME
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Commencement of Planning Application DC/21/4745/FUL, as amended by DC/25/4252/AME and DC/26/0312/AME, which granted permission for: Phased development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2502/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2502/CLE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Lothingland
- Parish
- Ashby, Herringfleet And Somerleyton
- Postcode
- NR32 5QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/1571/VLA Granted
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Variation of Legal Agreement of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.
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DC/26/0312/AME Awaiting decision
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Non Material Amendment of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - This Non-Material Amendment (NMA) seeks to amend the planning conditions to allow for a phased discharge of conditions and a phased implementation of the development.
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DC/25/4252/AME Granted
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Non-material Amendment to DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - to amend the description to include the word 'phased' at the start of the description
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 September 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DC/26/0312/AME Awaiting decision
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Non Material Amendment of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - This Non-Material Amendment (NMA) seeks to amend the planning conditions to allow for a phased discharge of conditions and a phased implementation of the development.
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DC/25/4252/AME Granted
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Non-material Amendment to DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - to amend the description to include the word 'phased' at the start of the description
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Evolution Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2017 · Bury St Edmunds
200 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
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Nearby applications
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Part Land Fronting The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk
99% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jun
Discharge of Condition Nos 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 & 44 of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - external materials, hard & soft landscaping, proposed accesses, surface water discharge (highways), estate roads and footpaths, electric car charging, construction management plan, cycle storage, surface water discharge, surface water implementation, maintenance and management, construction surface water management plan, lighting strategy, ecological enhancement strategy, archaeological investigation, tree protection scheme, sustainability and energy statement, completed sustainability measures, refuse and recycling storage, contamination investigation, contamination remediation, completion of contamination remediation, contamination remediation validation, foul drainage, fire hydrants and phasing
Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 9 docs -
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Variation of Legal Agreement of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces.
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
Non-material Amendment to DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - to amend the description to include the word 'phased' at the start of the description
Granted Amendments 4 docs -
Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL
91% historically approved · decision due ~24 Mar
Non Material Amendment of DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces - This Non-Material Amendment (NMA) seeks to amend the planning conditions to allow for a phased discharge of conditions and a phased implementation of the development.
Awaiting decision Amendments 3 docs -
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93% historically approved · decision due ~18 Dec
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