Anaerobic Digestion Plant Rear Of Bernard Matthews Scalesbrook Lane Holton Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8NJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3758/CCC - Consultation by County Council Awaiting decision

Proposal

Consultation by County Council - Construction of a covered digestate storage lagoon, including associated underground pipeline, access track and ancillary infrastructure, to support the existing anaerobic digestion plant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Nov 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Holton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Consultation by County Council
Postcode
IP19 8NJ
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Halesworth And Blything
Parish
Holton
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Nov 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