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12 Willowbank Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1FU

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/2561/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retain close boarded fencing to front and rear of property and change of use of vacant land to the rear (west) of the property to 'residential garden'.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2561/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2561/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Melton
Parish
Melton
Postcode
IP12 1FU

Comment by 24 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Suffolk's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 October 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

Chaplin Farrant Ltd Agent, registered in Norwich

Active · incorporated 1990 · Norwich

209 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 96% granted

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Documents

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

7 documents 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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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