Mill Farm Field Land Bounded By The Street And Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk NR32 5QL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2502/CLE - Lawful Development Certificate(Existing) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Commencement of Planning Application , as amended by and DC/26/0312/AME, which granted permission for: Phased development of the existing agricultural field site known as Mill Farm Field to provide thirty-five homes, with associated access roads, parking and landscaping including the creation of two new public green open spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 03:52

Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Approved

27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Associated applications 6

Part of

Full15 Oct 2021council archive

Conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44 discharged
- LawfulnessCertificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Commencement, which granted permission for: Phased…This application13 Jul 2026DC/26/2502/CLE
- Show 4 more · 4 approved
  - VariationVariation of Legal Agreement - Development of the existing agricultural field site known as…24 Apr 2026DC/26/1571/VLA
  - ConditionsDischarge of Condition Nos 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 33, 34…7 Apr 2026DC/26/1306/DRC
  - AmendmentNon Material Amendment - Phased development of the existing agricultural field site known as…27 Jan 2026DC/26/0312/AME
  - Show 1 earlier · 1 approved
    Amendment4 Nov 2025archive

Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.

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.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Registered park or garden 102 m away: Somerleyton Park

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Conservation area 69 m away: Somerleyton; National park 481 m away: The Broads.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Council: East Suffolk
Application type: Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
Postcode: NR32 5QL
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 13 Jul 2026
Ward: Lothingland
Parish: Ashby, Herringfleet And Somerleyton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Sept 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 27 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Evolution Town Planning Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Non-material Amendment to DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field…

DC/25/4252/AME 1 Dec 2025

2025 Approved

Non-material Amendment to DC/21/4745/FUL - Development of the existing agricultural field…

DC/25/4252/AME 1 Dec 2025

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Playing Field Station Road Somerleyton Suffolk

Retention of temporary changing facilities for a further 10 year period

DC/16/0862/FUL 24 Mar 2016

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