Part Verge Fronting Wildwood Otley Bottom Otley Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1936/CON - Other Consultation Responded

Proposal

Consultation - BT's intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, detailed as 12m Medium wooded pole at the above location. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 112.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Otley Bottom built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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
Other Consultation
Postcode
IP6 9NG
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Otley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

Decision outlook

Day 112, past the statutory target. 89% of utility and infrastructure works in East 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 11256 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026