River Brett At Layham Mill Mill Lane Layham Ipswich IP7 5JY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02611 - Development by statutory undertaker Decided
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Creation of a technical fish pass solution to enable fish passage on a cascading stepped weir Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 142.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National infrastructure project about 238 m away: Bramford to Twinstead
The site is about 238 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Layham Watermill, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 3 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground); Inside the Upper Layham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Development by statutory undertaker
Postcode
IP7 5JY
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Brett Vale
Parish
Layham
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 142, past the statutory target. 94% of utility and infrastructure works in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 31 Oct 2026.

Day 14286 days past the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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DC/21/01898
2021 Approved
The Granary Mill Lane Layham Suffolk IP7 5JY
Householder Application - Erection of single storey extension and single storey sun room.
DC/21/01898
2018 Approved
Mill House Mill Lane Layham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5JY
Application for listed building consent - Removal of dilapidated 'summer room' from outbu…
DC/18/05390
2018 Approved
Mill House Mill Lane Layham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5JY
Application for listed building consent - Removal of dilapidated 'summer room' from outbu…
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2018 Approved
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Discharge of Conditions for DC/17/06317 - Condition 3 (Repair Works to Historic Fabric)
DC/18/03061
2018 Approved
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Discharge of Conditions for DC/17/06317 - Condition 3 (Repair Works to Historic Fabric)
DC/18/03061
2017 Approved
Mill House Mill Lane Layham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5JY
Application for Listed Building Consent- Internal and external structural and general rep…
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2017 Approved
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Application for Listed Building Consent- Internal and external structural and general rep…
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2017 Approved
76 Brett Green Layham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5LX
Householder Planning Application - Erection of conservatory on side elevation.
DC/17/05239
2017 Approved
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Householder Planning Application - Erection of conservatory on side elevation.
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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings