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DC/26/2526/VLA - Variation of Legal Agreement Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of Legal Agreement of - Outline Application (Some Matters Reserved) - The erection of up to 100 new residential units (C3), with employment floorspace (E) (approximately 1,000 sq m) and family-oriented public house / restaurant (approximately 770 sq m). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 08:07

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Application progress

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Received

15 Jul 2026

Decision

Target date was 9 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 105.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF ABBEY ROAD HM LAND REGISTRY Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION 106 17.11.2022 Supporting Documents · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 8

Part of

Outline18 Dec 2020council archive

Conditions , , , , , , , , , , , varied
- VariationVariation of Legal Agreement - Outline Application (Some Matters Reserved) - The erection…This application15 Jul 2026DC/26/2526/VLA
- Show 6 more · 6 approved
  - Variation30 Jan 2024archive
    Conditions 7 discharged
    - Show 5 more · 5 approved
      ConditionsDischarge of Condition No. 730 Jun 2026DC/26/2368/DRC
      Reserved matters18 Jun 2024archive
      Conditions 3, 7, 8 discharged · 1, 16, 18, 20, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44 varied
      Show 3 more · 3 approved
      ConditionsDischarge of Condition Nos. 7 and 813 Aug 2026DC/26/2880/DRC
      AmendmentNon Material Amendment30 Jun 2026DC/26/2367/AME
      ConditionsDischarge of Condition No. 316 Jun 2026DC/26/2221/DRC

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

National infrastructure project 197 m away: The Sizewell C Project

The site is 197 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm (decided, 1534 m); East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm (decided, 1534 m); Galloper Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1911 m); Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, 1366 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: East Suffolk
Application type: Variation of Legal Agreement
Received: 15 Jul 2026
Validated: 15 Jul 2026
Ward: Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish: Leiston Cum Sizewell
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Sharratts (London) LLP

Decision outlook

Day 105, past the statutory target. 70% of changes of use in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 10549 days past the 56-day target

35%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

133decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

East Suffolk

Planning Authority Score

5.3/10

Average

#129 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

East Suffolk decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #81 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #76 of 296

60%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #183 of 296

42%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #162 of 296

80%

Minor dwellings approved

212 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

19 decided (10+ homes)

81%

Change of use approved

139 decided

1,965

Total decisions

158 refused in the year to March 2026