Planning application
Mellis Lodge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered all other matters reserved) - Construction of 5no. dwellings including associated garages and new vehicular access following demolition of two existing buildings
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03639
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03639
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Gislingham
- Parish
- Mellis
- Postcode
- IP23 8DR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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30 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 November 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
18 documents on file for this application
- SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- APPLICATION FORM
- BNG METRIC
- STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CONDITION_ASSESSMENTS
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- GROUNDSURE REPORT
- PHASE 1 SITE WALKOVER RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANS 1122-PL02
- EXISTING LOCATION PLAN 1122-PL01
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- COMPARISON SITE PLAN 1122-PL03
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT.
- TRAFFIC SURVEY
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- 1122 - CONTAMINATION REPORT
- 1122 - HISTORIC MAPS LARGESCALE
- 1122 - HISTORIC MAPS SMALLSCALE
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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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