Offices And Premises Foxs Marina The Strand Wherstead IP2 8NJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02066 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - Erection of new boat workshop building to hardstanding area currently used for storing / working on boats, adjacent to the existing 'South Reach' building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Public footpath 8 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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve 13 m away: Stour and Orwell Estuaries
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 13 m away: Orwell Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 9 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Priority habitat 12 m away: Mudflats; 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Building

Floor area253 m² (2,723 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 57)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP2 8NJ
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Orwell
Parish
Wherstead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
KLH Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, about the council's usual 64 days. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14843032
Planning Portal ref
PP-14843032
Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2026
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.