Planning application
April House 4 Tyes Corner Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7PQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Continued use of the residential property for for the keeping of animals associated with the occupants mobile zoo business (Our Animal World), together with the retention of eight structures that have been constructed on the site, including six outbuildings, a pergola and a greenhouse.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03119
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03119
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hoxne & Worlingworth
- Parish
- Bedfield
- Postcode
- IP13 7PQ
Comment by 25 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Mid Suffolk's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2017 · Stowmarket
108 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 77% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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