Planning application
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024: Written notice of the commencement of construction of Stage 4.2 of the Authorised Development (Schedule 3, Requirement 3(4)) - commenced on 11 May 2026.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02061
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02061
- Type
- Discharge of Requirement
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Assington
- Parish
- Assington
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 64 applications since 2025: 33 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/03858 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Detials reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 4.2 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03850 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of details reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 6 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03842 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(a) - Construction Environmental Management Plan for Stages 6-8 of the authorised development pursuant to the The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03802 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Trenches 359-366 - as marked on the attached plans.
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DC/26/03637 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Chestnut Grove.
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DC/26/03648 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Bush Hill Grove / Leadenhall Wood.
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DC/26/03646 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Pond Hall.
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DC/26/03530 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 -Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 pursuant to the The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve that no further archaeological investigation is required in the areas marked on the attached plans at land near to Burstall Hill.
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DC/26/03550 Granted
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Burstall Hill.
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DC/26/03335 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 of the Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3- Trenches 371-379- pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 July 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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
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The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
95% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct
Submission of details reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 6 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Awaiting decision Conditions -
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
95% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(a) - Construction Environmental Management Plan for Stages 6-8 of the authorised development pursuant to the The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Awaiting decision Conditions -
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in vicinity of Polstead Heath, Holt Road and B1068, Leavenheath.
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Approval of Details reserved by Schedule 3, Requirement 3(1) - Notification of Pre-commencement Operations
Decided Conditions 1 doc -
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
95% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 8 Retention and Removal of Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows Plan for Stage 4.2 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 6 docs -
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024: Notification of Pre commencement Operation - temporary access at locations, BM1 and BM2 , associated with Stage 4 of the Authorised Development - The anticipated programme for these pre commencement operations is from Tuesday 14 April 2026 to Friday 22 May 2026.
Decided Conditions 2 docs
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