East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt CO7 6RJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Demolition of Teaching and Sports Blocks and their replacement with New Teaching Block and Sports Hall, plus external works including Installation of Ground Source Heat Pumps, Hard and Soft Landscaping, Car Parking and Boundary Treatment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 72

Statements & assessments 30

PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATION Additional Information · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG REPORT Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PS ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING NOTE- LAND CONTAMINATION Report · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY (ECOLYTIK) RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGY&HERITAGE PRELIMINARY SURVEY Report · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Report · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG REPORT Additional Information · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG THE_STATUTORY_METRIC_MACRO_DISABLED_1.0.4. EBHS. 30.1.2026..XLSX Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG REPORT - EAST BERGHOLT SQ-2548. JT. 30.1.2026. JANUARY 2026. VERSION 8 Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT SRP1507-CPM-XX-XX-T-A-0035-P04 Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT REPORT SRP1507-CHD-XX-XX-T-Z-0005 Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF FRA - SRP1507-HEX-XX-XX-T-C-0005-FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY (2). Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT 05.02.2026 Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SRP1507-ALA-XX-XX-R-L-0001 P01 Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT EAST BERGHOLT SQ-2610.V2.NE. Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL EAST BERGHOLT SQ-3512.V2.NE Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - EAST BERGHOLT HIGH SCHOOL SCI FINAL Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 6847 EAST BERGHOLT HIGH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT REVP01 202 Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026-02 TRANSPORT STATEMENT REV A 24-118. Report · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 24

PDF HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SPORT ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITIES COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ANGLIAN WATER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SPORT ENGLAND'S CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SPORT ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK POLICE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLANS Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE AND RESCUE SPRINKLER LETTER Consultee Comment · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: AIR QUALITY Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS ANNEX A Consultee Comment · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ACTIVE TRAVEL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC REALM COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CLLR DAVIES RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 361 m away: Dedham Vale; Inside the East Bergholt built-up area; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO7 6RJ
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
East Bergholt
Parish
East Bergholt
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Agent
WSP Ltd Uk

How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 75 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 58 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
50decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
26 Feb 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
17 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026