Land East Of Fred Castle Way And Land South Of Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0147/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application - engineering works to increase ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jan 2026
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Consultation
3 Feb 2026
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Committee
4 Mar 2026
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Approved
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Committee · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Suffolk Development Control Committee on 4 Mar 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works would support Phase 1, avoid off-site disposal and cause no material planning harm.
  • The applicant spoke in support, and no representations had been received.
  • Members voted unanimously to grant permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of West Suffolk's committee minutes of 4 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP30 9NH
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Ward
Rougham
Parish
Rushbrooke With Rougham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
4 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pentaco Construction

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 37 days faster 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-14665435
Consultation
3 Feb 2026
Comments by
28 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
5 Feb 2026
Committee
4 Mar 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