Land Between Hall Lane And Union Lane Oulton Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2529/VLA - Variation of Legal Agreement Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of Legal Agreement - - Phased Hybrid Planning Application on 8.27 hectares of land to the north of Hall Lane and south of Union Lane, seeking outline planning permission for up to 159 no. dwellings, associated infrastructure, and public open space and a pre-school site (if required). Together with full application for 26 no. dwellings, vehicular access, associated infrastructure, and public open space. - The BNG offset land referred to in this consent is not owned by Bennett Homes and did not form part of site purchase. We need to meet BNG requirements through credit purchase and the Section 106 and planning consent needs to varied to reflect this. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SL01 REV AA SITE LAYOUT Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
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.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Variation of Legal Agreement
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Oulton Broad
Parish
Oulton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings