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38 School Road Ringsfield Corner Ringsfield Suffolk NR34 8JU

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/3215/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use of existing residential dwelling (C3) to Residential Childrens Home (C2)

As published by the council, reference DC/26/3215/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/3215/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Bungay And Wainford
Parish
Ringsfield
Postcode
NR34 8JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 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

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James Bailey Planning Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newmarket

Active · incorporated 2019 · Newmarket

46 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

12 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.

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