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DC/26/2576/DRR - Discharge of Requirements (56 days) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of Requirement 19 (Main development site: Marine infrastructure) - Temporary Hard Coastal Defence Feature (part of Work No. 1A(n)) of the Sizewell C Development Consent Order Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

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.
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 325 m away: Outer Thames Estuary; SSSI 315 m away: Sizewell Marshes SSSI; Inside the Sizewell built-up area.
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

Application type
Discharge of Requirements (56 days)
Postcode
IP16 4UR
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Leiston Cum Sizewell
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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