Land At Shepherds Grove Industrial Estate East Sumner Road Hepworth Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 on the matter of whether or not the proposed development is considered that there are likely significant environmental impacts for which an environmental statement would be required - proposed hybrid planning application incorporating a full application for a new roundabout, internal spine road and related landscaping, infrastructure and works, together with site perimeter landscaping, and an outline application for phased development (where each phase shall be severable being an independent act of development) including buildings and/or use under Use Classes E (g) and/or B2 and/or B8 and/or ancillary uses to include associated works and infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
EIA not required on 29 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Application type
- EIA - Screening
- Postcode
- IP31 2AR
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Barningham
- Parish
- Hepworth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 May 2026
- Decision
- EIA not required
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Sweco UK Limited
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 12 May 2026
- Comments by
- 28 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
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