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Former Site Of British Sugar Plc Sproughton Road Sproughton Suffolk

Refused Mid Suffolk DC/26/01319 Discharge of Condition(s)

Relates to DC/17/05687

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/05687 - Part discharge of Condition 10 (Contamination) for plots 12 ,13 and 15 only.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/01319

Application record

Reference
DC/26/01319
Type
Discharge of Condition(s)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Sproughton & Pinewood
Parish
Sproughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/26/02963 Split decision

    Former Site Of British Sugar Plc Sproughton Road Sproughton Suffolk

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/05687 - Part discharge of Condition 10 (Contamination) for plots 12,13 and 15 only

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DC/25/03704 Split decision

    Former Site Of British Sugar Plc Sproughton Road Sproughton Suffolk

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/05687 - Part discharge of Condition 36 (Travel Plan) for Unit 5 only.

    Decided 6 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DC/17/05687 Granted

    Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich IP1 5AL

    Outline Planning Application - Development of an Enterprise Park comprising up to 90,000sqm GIA of employment floorspace (B1/B2/B8), 9,000sqm GIA of motor vehicle sales (sui generis), a local centre (accommodating with up to 1,250 sqm NIA of retail floorspace including local retail and services (A1 and A2) restaurants, pubs and takeaways (A3, A4, A5) together with an 80-bed hotel (C1); new and improved access from Sproughton Road; together with the provision of landscaping, infrastructure (including movement (highways, parking, cycle and pedestrian routes), utilities (including gas, electricity, water, sewerage, telecommunications) and sustainable drainage systems), and engineering works (including demolition of existing structures and buildings, breaking-up and recycling of hardstanding and ground remodelling and enabling works).

    Decided 3 Dec 2018 Outline

Documents

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

11 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 this refusal means

Mid Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich IP1 5AL

    DC/17/05687 Submitted 14 Nov 2017 0m away

    Outline Planning Application - Development of an Enterprise Park comprising up to 90,000sqm GIA of employment floorspace (B1/B2/B8), 9,000sqm GIA of motor vehicle sales (sui generis), a local centre (accommodating with up to 1,250 sqm NIA of retail floorspace including local retail and services (A1 and A2) restaurants, pubs and takeaways (A3, A4, A5) together with an 80-bed hotel (C1); new and improved access from Sproughton Road; together with the provision of landscaping, infrastructure (including movement (highways, parking, cycle and pedestrian routes), utilities (including gas, electricity, water, sewerage, telecommunications) and sustainable drainage systems), and engineering works (including demolition of existing structures and buildings, breaking-up and recycling of hardstanding and ground remodelling and enabling works).

    Granted Outline Demolition 141 docs

  • Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5AL

    DC/17/04873 Submitted 25 Sep 2017 0m away

    Screening Opinion-Proposed redevelopment of the site to provide an Enterprise Park comprising up to 90,000sqm GIA of employment floorspace (B1/B2/B8), 9,000sqm GIA of motor vehicle sales (sui generis), a local centre (accommodating with up to 1,250 sqm NIA of retail floorspace including local retail and services (A1 and A2) restaurants, pubs and takeaways (A3, A4, A5), an 80-bed hotel (C1); new and improved access from Sproughton Road, new landscaping, infrastructure, utilities, engineering works and demolition.

    Decided Outline Demolition 5 docs

  • Former Site Of British Sugar Plc Sproughton Road Sproughton Suffolk

    DC/26/02963 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 0m away

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/05687 - Part discharge of Condition 10 (Contamination) for plots 12,13 and 15 only

    Split decision Conditions 12 docs

  • Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5AL

    DC/17/04936 Submitted 29 Sep 2017 0m away

    Screening Opinion - Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assesment) Regulations 2017 - Proposed redevelopment of the site to provide an Enterprise park 90,000sqm GIA of employment floorspace(B1/B2/B8, 9,000sqm GIA of Motor Vehicle Sales (sui generis), a local centre (accommodating with up to 1,250sqm NIA of retail floorspace including local retail and services (A1 and A2) Restauarants, pubs and takeaways (A3,A4 A5) together with an 80 bed hotel (C1); new and improved access from Sproughton Road; together with the provision of landscaping, infrastructure (inc. movement (highways, parkingcycle and pedestrian routes), utilities(gas, electricity, water, sewage and telecommunications) and sustainable drainage systems), engineering works inc demolition of existing structures and buildings, breaking-up and recycling of hardstanding and group remodelling and enabling works).

    Decided Outline Demolition 2 docs

  • Eastern Gateway Sproughton Road Sproughton Suffolk

    DC/22/05019 Submitted 7 Oct 2022 0m away

    Application for a Non Material Amendment relating to DC/22/00828 - to reduce length of access road by 40m

    Granted Amendments 10 docs

  • Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich IP1 5AL

    DC/17/05687 Submitted 14 Nov 2017 0m away

    Outline Planning Application - Development of an Enterprise Park comprising up to 90,000sqm GIA of employment floorspace (B1/B2/B8), 9,000sqm GIA of motor vehicle sales (sui generis), a local centre (accommodating with up to 1,250 sqm NIA of retail floorspace including local retail and services (A1 and A2) restaurants, pubs and takeaways (A3, A4, A5) together with an 80-bed hotel (C1); new and improved access from Sproughton Road; together with the provision of landscaping, infrastructure (including movement (highways, parking, cycle and pedestrian routes), utilities (including gas, electricity, water, sewerage, telecommunications) and sustainable drainage systems), and engineering works (including demolition of existing structures and buildings, breaking-up and recycling of hardstanding and ground remodelling and enabling works).

    Granted Outline Demolition 141 docs

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    11 Sep 2026 Conditions
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    11 Sep 2026 Conditions
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    11 Sep 2026 Conditions
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    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/00688 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement)

    29 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/03937 Awaiting decision

    The Nutshell Milton Road South Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1EZ

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00753 - Conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 8 (Construction Management Plan)

    10 Sep 2026 Conditions