Planning application
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - Minor adaptations to enhance the existing flood mitigation measures which at present are not sufficiently robust. The works involve raising the flood defence walls by 225mm (3 brick courses), installation of removable 4 no. flood gates and removing and blocking up an external door.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00461
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00461
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Parish
- Alpheton
- Postcode
- CO10 9BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/03435 Awaiting decision
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00462 - Condition 3 (Brickwork Panel) and 4 (Bricks and Mortar Mix)
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DC/26/00462 Granted
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
Application for listed building consent - Raising the flood defence walls, installation of removable 4 no. flood gates and removing and blocking up an external door.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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6 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 April 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
27 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
93% historically approved · decision due ~3 Apr
Householder Application - Minor adaptations to enhance the existing flood mitigation measures which at present are not sufficiently robust. The works involve raising the flood defence walls by 225mm (3 brick courses), installation of removable 4 no. flood gates and removing and blocking up an external door.
Awaiting decision Householder 16 docsDomestic -
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00462 - Condition 3 (Brickwork Panel) and 4 (Bricks and Mortar Mix)
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00462 - Condition 3 (Brickwork Panel) and 4 (Bricks and Mortar Mix)
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
Application for listed building consent - Raising the flood defence walls, installation of removable 4 no. flood gates and removing and blocking up an external door.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs -
Alpheton Mill Bridge Street Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BG
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs -
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