Heather Lea Elmham Drive Foxhall Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4769/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of detached building in front garden, to provide garaging and annexe. Associated parking and landscaping also proposed Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jan 2026
Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National landscape 241 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; Inside the Ipswich built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 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 Application
Postcode
IP10 0DG
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Martlesham And Purdis Farm
Parish
Foxhall
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
474decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Mar 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