Chilton Woods Mixed Development Land North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05426 - Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Application for Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline Planning Permission , Dated 29th March 2018 for phase IV - Town and Country Planning (Development Planning Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)- details for matters relating to Appearance, Scale, Layout and Landscaping for 269 no. residential dwellings, amenities, open space, parking and associated development details Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Sept 2026, 19:37

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Application progress

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Received

11 Dec 2025

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Validated

15 Jan 2026

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Consultation

4 Jun 2026

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Approved

28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Babergh Planning Committee · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk Babergh Planning Committee on 8 Jul 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the reserved matters were consistent with the outline permission and planning policies.
Consultees raised cycle-route, housing-mix and landscaping issues, while no public representations were received.
Members unanimously approved the application with additional landscaping and defibrillator conditions and removed the inverter condition.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, consultation, public views, committee debate, vote and final conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.

Documents 478

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF RESERVED MATTERS - GRANT Decision · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 15

Plans & drawings 372

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 50

PDF SUFFOLK POLICE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV RESPONSE AIR QUALITY Consultee Comment · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ACTON PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CHILTON PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

Agricultural land, grade 3a

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) agrees.

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.

Scheduled monument 91 m away: St Bartholomew's Chapel

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council: Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type: Reserved Matters
Received: 11 Dec 2025
Validated: 15 Jan 2026
Ward: Sudbury North West
Parish: Sudbury
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Jul 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 28 Jul 2026
Decision level: Babergh Planning Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Savills UK Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 194 days from validation, 138 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 71% of new homes here are.

This one194d

Council56d

UK59d

58%decided within 8 weeks

71%approved

175decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14514068
Planning Portal ref: PP-14514068
Neighbours: 6 May 2026
Consultation: 4 Jun 2026
Comments by: 25 Jun 2026
Site or press notice: 18 Feb 2026
Committee: 8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Babergh Mid Suffolk

Planning Authority Score

7.7/10

Good

#33 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Chilton Woods Mixed Development Land North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 478

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 15

Plans & drawings 372

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 50

Other documents 38

Site constraints 6

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How this decision compares

Public comments

Consultation & key dates