Proposed Substation Adjacent Broombank Saxmundham Road Aldeburgh Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3240/CON - Other Consultation Responded

Proposal

Installation of a substation within a land plot of 3m x 3m located near Saxmudham Road, Aldeburgh Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 11:04

Application progress

✓

Received

15 Sept 2026

Decision

Target date was 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 17 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF NO OBJECTIONS - OTHER CONSULTATION Decision Notice · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

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.

Heritage coast: Suffolk

A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.

Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National infrastructure project about 831 m away: Sea Link

The site is about 831 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

SSSI about 249 m away: Aldeburgh Brick Pit SSSI; Inside the Aldeburgh built-up area; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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: Other Consultation
Received: 15 Sept 2026
Validated: 15 Sept 2026
Ward: Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish: Aldeburgh
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 43 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 56.

prediction

Day 4313 days to the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 6 Oct 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