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Proposed Substation Adjacent Broombank Saxmundham Road Aldeburgh Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/3240/PDN Permitted Development Notification

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Proposal

Installation of a substation within a land plot of 3m x 3m located near Saxmudham Road, Aldeburgh

As published by the council, reference DC/26/3240/PDN

Application record

Reference
DC/26/3240/PDN
Type
Permitted Development Notification
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Aldeburgh

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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.

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 prior approval applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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