Second Meadow Stables Brent Eleigh Road Lavenham Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01302 - Outline Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) - Erection of a Wellness Centre (Sui Generis Use) and removal of existing structures Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 19 Aug 2026; it is now day 167. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 51

Statements & assessments 31

PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LAVENHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - REVISION SURVEY 2026 Report · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 1OF4 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 2OF4 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 3OF4 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT 4OF4 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LEVEL 1 FRA & DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT APPENDIX 1OF3 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LEVEL 1 FRA & DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT APPENDIX 2OF3 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LEVEL 1 FRA & DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT APPENDIX 3OF3 Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT SURVEY REPORT Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY APPRAISAL APPENDIX Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COMPENSATORY STORAGE ASSESSMENT Report · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DC/24/04224 STATEMENT OF CASE BackGround Papers · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY REPORT Report · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE & RESCUE FLOOD RISK GUIDANCE Consultee Comment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST SUFFOLK INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED ECOLOGY REPORT Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TECHNICAL NOTE UNDA - PROW AND FLOOD RISK Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF JPC LEVEL 2 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - SECOND MEADOW STABLES_R1 Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. 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.
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
Outline Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9PE
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 167, past the statutory target. 84% of commercial and major works in Babergh Mid 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 167111 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

13comments received
7 objecting5 neutral1 supporting

54% object · below the UK average of 75%

154 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14811516
Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
28 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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