Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL Data via plota.co.uk
DC/26/00526 - Discharge of Condition(s)
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Discharge of Conditions Application for - Condition 14 (Landscaping Plan) and 21 (Emergency Response Plan) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Consultation
4 Jun 2026
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Part Granted/Part Refused
24 Jun 2026
Part Granted/Part Refused on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
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SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026
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PLACE SERVICES LANDSCAPE RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 23 Jun 2026
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SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 10 Jun 2026
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SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 14 Apr 2026
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EMERGENCY PLANNING OFFICER COMMENTS
Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026
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LANDSCAPE RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 11 Mar 2026
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Other documents 1
Associated applications 6
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions - Condition 14 (Landscaping Plan) and 21 (Emergency Response Plan)This applicationDC/26/00526
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Show 1 earlier · 1 approved
Site constraints 3
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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 570 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is 570 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Bramford to Twinstead (decided, 1388 m); East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1459 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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade I, 51 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
- Babergh Mid Suffolk
- Application type
- Discharge of Condition(s)
- Postcode
- IP8 4PN
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bramford & Blakenham
- Parish
- Burstall
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 6 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Part Granted/Part Refused
- Decision date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14689344
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14689344
- Consultation
- 4 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 13 (Surface Water Drainag…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 13 (Surface Water Drainag…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions application for DC/23/02118 - Conditions 22 (Archaeological Evalu…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions application for DC/23/02118 - Conditions 22 (Archaeological Evalu…
2025
Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/02118 - Variation to condition 8…
2025
Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/02118 - Variation to condition 8…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 10 (Glint & Glare Complai…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02118 - Condition 10 (Glint & Glare Complai…
2025
Approved
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/21/00060 - Amendment to the site…
2025
Approved
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/21/00060 - Amendment to the site…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Condition Application for DC/23/04730 - Condition 8 (Construction Environmen…
2025
Approved
Discharge of Condition Application for DC/23/04730 - Condition 8 (Construction Environmen…
2023
Approved
Planning Application - Installation of renewable led energy generating station comprising…
2023
Approved
Planning Application - Installation of renewable led energy generating station comprising…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
Hens Croft 14 Black Barn Close Somersham Suffolk IP8 4PX
Householder Application - Erection of two storey rear extension and creation of additiona…
2021
Approved
Hens Croft 14 Black Barn Close Somersham Suffolk IP8 4PX
Householder Application - Erection of two storey rear extension and creation of additiona…
2020
Approved
4 Church Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PW
Application for works to tree/s protected by Tree Preservation Order MS157/A1 - Reduce cr…
2020
Approved
4 Church Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PW
Application for works to tree/s protected by Tree Preservation Order MS157/A1 - Reduce cr…
2019
Approved
Hens Croft 14 Black Barn Close Somersham Suffolk IP8 4PX
Non-Material Amendment to DC/18/05265 - Change of roof finish specification
2019
Approved
Hens Croft 14 Black Barn Close Somersham Suffolk IP8 4PX
Non-Material Amendment to DC/18/05265 - Change of roof finish specification
2019
Approved
14 Black Barn Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PX
Application for Non Material Amendment for change of brick specification on approved appl…
2019
Approved
14 Black Barn Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PX
Application for Non Material Amendment for change of brick specification on approved appl…
2018
Withdrawn
Church Farm Church Lane Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PN
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1no. dwelling.
2018
Withdrawn
Church Farm Church Lane Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PN
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1no. dwelling.
2018
Approved
9 Black Barn Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PX
Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 302- Mapel (T1 and T2) - Propose to r…
2018
Approved
9 Black Barn Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PX
Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 302- Mapel (T1 and T2) - Propose to r…
2017
Approved
1 Black Barn Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PX
Tree Preservation Order: Works Related- Pollard 1 no. multi stemmed Ash covered by Tree P…
2017
Approved
1 Black Barn Close Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PX
Tree Preservation Order: Works Related- Pollard 1 no. multi stemmed Ash covered by Tree P…
2017
Approved
Somersham Primary School, Church Lane, Somersham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4PN
RT 27 Application - Submission of detail of condition 3 (Precautionary Method Statement)…
2017
Approved
Somersham Primary School, Church Lane, Somersham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4PN
Erection of temporary double unit, removal of existing temporary unit. Construction of re…
2016
Approved
1 Black Barn Close Lower Somersham IP8 4PX
Reduce Ash tree in height and thickness.
2016
Approved
4 Church Close Somersham Ipswich IP8 4PW
Raise roof of existing single, flat roofed garage to provide additional accommodation to…
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%).
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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
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Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Planning Application - Installation of renewable led energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays and battery-based electricity storage containers together with substation, inverter/transformer stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements including Nature Areas ('Free Go' application following refusal of MSDC Ref: DC/20/05895)(accompanied by EIA Statement)
- Received
- 3 May 2023
- Decided
- 14 Sep 2023
- Outcome
- Approved