Planning application
38 School Road Ringsfield Corner Ringsfield Suffolk NR34 8JU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
Comment by 8 October 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
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11 Sep 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
James Bailey Planning Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newmarket
Active · incorporated 2019 · Newmarket
40 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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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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