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Blackbourne Meadow Playing Field Ashfield Road Elmswell Suffolk

Awaiting decision Mid Suffolk DC/25/03123 Full Planning Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Full Planning Application -Change of use from agricultural land to community recreational land covering three fields (A, B and C).

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03123

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03123
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Jul 2025
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Elmswell & Woolpit
Parish
Elmswell
Postcode
IP30 9UH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jul 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Mid Suffolk took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

18 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 Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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