Martlesham Plantation Portal Avenue Kesgrave Martlesham Suffolk IP5 3QX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/2685/CON - Other Consultation Responded

Proposal

Consultation - Removal of 6no. existing antennas and 1no. existing cabinets and the installation of 6no. new antennas, 2no. 300mm dishes and 1no. new cabinet and ancillary works thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 28 Jul 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 487.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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; National infrastructure project 1541 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm; Priority habitat 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Martlesham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Application type
Other Consultation
Postcode
IP5 3QX
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2025
Ward
Martlesham And Purdis Farm
Parish
Martlesham
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 487, past the statutory target. 86% of other in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Nov 2026.

Day 487431 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,307decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in East Suffolk to go on. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2025
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