Planning application
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt CO7 6RJ
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Redevelopment of school
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00249
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00249
- Type
- Screening Opinion (EIA)
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- EIA not required
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- East Bergholt
- Parish
- East Bergholt
- Postcode
- CO7 6RJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/00701 Granted
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt CO7 6RJ
Full Planning Application - Demolition of Teaching and Sports Blocks and their replacement with New Teaching Block and Sports Hall, plus external works including Installation of Ground Source Heat Pumps, Hard and Soft Landscaping, Car Parking and Boundary Treatment.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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22 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: EIA not required
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
Mid Suffolk has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
Nearby applications
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East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RJ
95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00701 - Conditions 6 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 9 (Mobile Species Precautionary Method Statement), 14 (Agronomy Report), 17 (Archaeological Evaluation), 21 (Arboricultural Site Monitoring) and 24 (Construction Management Plan) and Part discharge of 18 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) for the areas of the site outside the ground Source Heat Pumps and the replacement sports hall building only and the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition
Awaiting decision Conditions 31 docs -
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RJ
95% historically approved · decision due ~13 Nov
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00701 - Part discharge of Conditions 18 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) in relation to the areas of the site that are subject to the Archaeological evaluation only. Full discharge of Condition 19 (Scheme of Archaeological Mitigation)
Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs -
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt CO7 6RJ
Full Planning Application - Demolition of Teaching and Sports Blocks and their replacement with New Teaching Block and Sports Hall, plus external works including Installation of Ground Source Heat Pumps, Hard and Soft Landscaping, Car Parking and Boundary Treatment.
Granted Full applications Demolition 97 docs -
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt CO7 6RJ
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Redevelopment of school
Decided Outline -
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt CO7 6RJ
Full Planning Application - Demolition of Teaching and Sports Blocks and their replacement with New Teaching Block and Sports Hall, plus external works including Installation of Ground Source Heat Pumps, Hard and Soft Landscaping, Car Parking and Boundary Treatment.
Granted Full applications Demolition 97 docs -
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RJ
95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00701 - Conditions 6 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 9 (Mobile Species Precautionary Method Statement), 14 (Agronomy Report), 17 (Archaeological Evaluation), 21 (Arboricultural Site Monitoring) and 24 (Construction Management Plan) and Part discharge of 18 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) for the areas of the site outside the ground Source Heat Pumps and the replacement sports hall building only and the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition
Awaiting decision Conditions 31 docs
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