Rock Barracks Otley Road Sutton Heath Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3LU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2506/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of new single and double-storey offices, workshops, stores, garaging, accommodation and welfare facilities (Use Class Sui Generis), demolition, and ancillary works to meet operational military requirements Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 09:46

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Application progress

✓

Received

14 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

23 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 78.

Documents 117

Statements & assessments 35

Plans & drawings 77

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF ENVPRO - EAST SUFFOLK ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HSE1 - HSE PLANNING ADVICE Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SCCHW - SCC HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 1

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

Also on the record

Special protection area 371 m away: Sandlings; SSSI 371 m away: Sutton and Hollesley Heaths SSSI; Inside the Sutton Common built-up area.

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

Council: East Suffolk
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: IP12 3LU
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 23 Jul 2026
Ward: Deben
Parish: Sutton Heath
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Drees & Sommer

Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 77% of commercial and major works in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 22 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target

50%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

59decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

68 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Rock Barracks MOD Woodbridge Sutton Heath Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3LU

EIA Screening Opinion - Rock Barracks, MOD Woodbridge

DC/25/0441/EIA 10 Mar 2025

2025 Approved

Rock Barracks MOD Woodbridge Sutton Heath Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3LU

EIA Screening Opinion - Rock Barracks, MOD Woodbridge

DC/25/0441/EIA 10 Mar 2025

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