Shotley Caravan Park Gate Farm Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1QH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01254 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Siting of an additional 3 no. static caravans (providing for up to 16 no. static caravans in total) for year-round occupation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Mar 2026
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Validated
14 May 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 148.

The consultation period closed on 5 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 7

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 273 m away: Stour and Orwell Estuaries
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 273 m away: Orwell Estuary SSSI; Conservation area 73 m away: Shotley Gate; Inside the Shotley Gate built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
IP9 1QH
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Ganges
Parish
Shotley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Laister Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 148, past the statutory target. 82% of new homes 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 7 Oct 2026.

Day 14892 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
162decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14797391
Planning Portal ref
PP-14797391
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 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

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