Planning application
Sentinel Park Shepherds Grove Industrial Estate East Sumner Road Hepworth Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Scoping - EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 - hybrid application for employment development, associated infrastructure, access, parking and landscaping
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1468/EIASCO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1468/EIASCO
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Barningham
- Parish
- Hepworth
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Oct 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Suffolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- SCOPING REPORT PART 1
- SCOPING REPORT PART 2
- SCOPING REPORT PART 3
- SCOPING REPORT PART 4
- SCOPING REPORT PART 5
- Q220078.R.SCOPING REPORT.F (ALL APPENDICES)
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Suffolk's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.