Planning application
Second Meadow Stables Brent Eleigh Road Lavenham Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) - Erection of a Wellness Centre (Sui Generis Use) and removal of existing structures
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01302
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01302
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lavenham
- Parish
- Lavenham
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 May 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
68 documents on file for this application
- APPLICANTS ADDENDUM
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY UPDATE
- PHOTOS FROM THE APPLICANT REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROW
- ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY RESPONSE
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- BAT SURVEY REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN: FEASIBILITY REPORT
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE
- SUPPORT COMMENT
- DRAINAGE STATEMENT
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- SCC FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSE
- PRE-DEVELOPMENT HABITAT BASELINE PLAN
- SCC FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 1OF4
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 2OF4
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 3OF4
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 4OF4
- LEVEL 1 FRA & DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT APPENDIX 1OF3
- LEVEL 1 FRA & DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT APPENDIX 2OF3
- LEVEL 1 FRA & DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT APPENDIX 3OF3
- BAT SURVEY REPORT
- LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY APPRAISAL APPENDIX
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT
- TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- PATHWAY PICTURES
- BRENT ELEIGH PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- COMPENSATORY STORAGE ASSESSMENT
- APPLICANT EMAIL REGARDING PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY RESPONSE
- BRENT ELEIGH PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- SCC FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- DC/24/04224 STATEMENT OF CASE
- DC/24/04224 SEQUENTIAL TEST CRITERIA APPROACH AND RESULTS PART 1
- DC/24/04224 SEQUENTIAL TEST COMPARITIVE SITES PART 2
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: AIR QUALITY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- PROW MAP PREPARED BY SCC
- SUFFOLK RIGHTS OF WAY RESPONSE
- PROPOSED AND EXISTING SITE ACCESS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- FIRE & RESCUE COMMENTS
- FIRE & RESCUE FLOOD RISK GUIDANCE
- EAST SUFFOLK INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS
- BNG_REPORT
- SMALL SITE METRIC 2
- APPLICATION FORM
- DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN 01 REV 7
- SITE_LOCATION_PLAN 03 REV 1
- SUPERSEDED ECOLOGY REPORT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PROW AGREED SPECIFICATION FOR UPGRADE
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- TECHNICAL NOTE UNDA - PROW AND FLOOD RISK
- JPC LEVEL 2 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - SECOND MEADOW STABLES_R1
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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 outline applications in a median of 57 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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