Park Farm St James Lane South Elmham St James Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0HR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1043/EIA - EIA Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion - Use of Approved Agricultural Building (under ) for the Housing of 1,200 Weaner Pigs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Mar 2026
EIA Required
14 Apr 2026

EIA Required on 14 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the St James South Elmham 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

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Important details

Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Postcode
IP19 0HR
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Bungay And Wainford
Parish
South Elmham St James
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
EIA Required
Decision date
14 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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