Verge At Progress Way Mid Suffolk Business Park Eye IP23 7HU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03635 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Aug 2025
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Validated
16 Aug 2025
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Consultation
17 Nov 2025
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Approved
21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk Mid Suffolk Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the small energy facility would support energy infrastructure without significant identified harm, subject to conditions.
  • The Town Council objected because of concerns about multiple battery units, access to power and limited local benefit.
  • The committee unanimously approved the application with conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, consultation responses, representations, debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 418 m away: Progress Power Station
The site is 418 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, 248 m); EcoPower Suffolk Solar (at pre-application, 304 m).
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Brome 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
IP23 7HU
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
16 Aug 2025
Ward
Eye
Parish
Eye
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Jan 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 158 days from validation, 93 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 65 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
378decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14223913
Planning Portal ref
PP-14223913
Neighbours
19 Aug 2025
Consultation
17 Nov 2025
Comments by
1 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2025
Committee
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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