Rushmere Heath Water Tower Linksfield Track Rushmere St Andrew Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5WA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0262/CON - Other Consultation Responded

Proposal

Consultation - Upgrade process will primarily involve swapping existing equipment and replacing this with similar new apparatus Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Feb 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 236.

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ipswich built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Other Consultation
Postcode
IP4 5WA
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Rushmere St Andrew
Parish
Rushmere St Andrew
Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 236, past the statutory target. 94% of other 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 14 Sept 2026.

Day 236180 days past the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
992decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in East Suffolk to go on. East Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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