Planning application
Land At 4 Park Farm Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Wherstead Suffolk, IP9 2AG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 1no. dwelling [with access]
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02368
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02368
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Orwell
- Parish
- Wherstead
- Postcode
- IP9 2AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DC/26/01171 Refused
Land At 4 Park Farm Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Wherstead, Suffolk, IP9 2AG
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of up to 3 no. dwellings [with access]
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wilkinson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2019 · Stowmarket
117 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 64% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
- OUTLINE - REFUSAL
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- AMENDED HERITAGE STATEMENT
- MCLEAN HOMES V SECRETARY OF STATE
- NATIONAL LANDSCAPE RESPONSE
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE - HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- WHERSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION
- NATIONAL LANDSCAPE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT PHOTOS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- WHERSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER RESPONSE
- 20722 LAND AT 4 FARMS PEA BNG UPDATE FINAL
- 20722A LAND AT 4 PARK FARM COTTAGES BNG UPDATE.XLSM
- APPLICATION FORM
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TREE SURVEY SCHEDULE
- ADDENDUM TO DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT COST_DECISION
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT- APPENDIX 1-6
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 2437-20-P1
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN 437-02-P1
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 2437-01-P1
- LANDSCAPE PLAN
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TPSQU0496 REV B AIA
- PHASE I CONTAMINATED LAND ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING, DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- ADDENDUM TO DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT LEGAL DECISION - MCCLEAN_HOMES__EAST_ANG
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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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