Planning application
Land At Shepherds Grove Industrial Estate East Sumner Road Hepworth Suffolk
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 on the matter of whether or not the proposed development is considered that there are likely significant environmental impacts for which an environmental statement would be required - proposed hybrid planning application incorporating a full application for a new roundabout, internal spine road and related landscaping, infrastructure and works, together with site perimeter landscaping, and an outline application for phased development (where each phase shall be severable being an independent act of development) including buildings and/or use under Use Classes E (g) and/or B2 and/or B8 and/or ancillary uses to include associated works and infrastructure
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0677/EIASCR
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0677/EIASCR
- Type
- EIA - Screening
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- EIA not required
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Barningham
- Parish
- Hepworth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP31 2AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: EIA not required
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: BC/23/0785/NDMIN (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sweco UK Limited Agent
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See their track recordJaynic Suffolk Park Logistics Ltd Applicant, registered in Haverhill
Active · incorporated 2016 · Haverhill
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- SCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - NO COMMENTS
- SCREENING OPINION
- SCREENING OPINION EXERCISE
- ECOLOGY - COMMENTS
- HEPWORTH PARISH COUNCIL - COMMENTS
- NATURAL ENGLAND - COMMENTS
- SCC FLOODS & WATER - COMMENTS
- STANTON PARISH COUNCIL - COMMENTS
- ENV TEAM (CONTAM LAND AND AIR QUALITY) - COMMENTS
- EIA SCREENING REQUEST - PART 1
- EIA SCREENING REQUEST - PART 2
- COVER LETTER
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About outline applications
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