Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0365/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application - construction of two padel courts with canopy and external lighting Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
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 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 protection area 338 m away: Breckland; SSSI 338 m away: Breckland Forest SSSI.
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.

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (82 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace bungalow
Built2024
HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.18 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP24 3TR
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Lakenheath
Parish
Elveden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
STAT Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 89 days from validation, 19 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 70 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
16%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14746616
Planning Portal ref
PP-14746616
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
28 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.