Planning application
Sizewell A Sizewell Power Station Sizewell Power Station Road Sizewell Leiston Suffolk IP16 4UE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Consultation - Inspection and maintenance of existing offshore structures, discharge infrastructure and navigation marker buoys associated with Sizewell A Power Station
As published by the council, reference DC/26/3347/CON
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/3347/CON
- Type
- Other Consultation
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Leiston Cum Sizewell
- Postcode
- IP16 4UE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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
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Open the documentsWhat 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 outline applications in a median of 18 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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