Planning application
The Port Of Felixstowe Dock Road The Docks Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 3SY
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Notification - Demolition of three buildings within the Port of Felixstowe - Walton House, Trimley House and South Engineering workshop.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2621/DEM
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2621/DEM
- Type
- Prior Notification Demolition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Orwell And Villages
- Parish
- Felixstowe
- Postcode
- IP11 3SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with East Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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