Planning application
Witnesham Nursing Home The Street Witnesham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9HG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Application - Continued temporary siting of a portacabin for a further 5 years.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2726/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2726/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Witnesham
- Postcode
- IP6 9HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge
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5 documents on file for this application
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