Spriteshall WR Spriteshall Lane Trimley St Mary Walton Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 0XE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3057/CON - Other Consultation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Other Consultation - Communications installation for Arqiva's Smart Meter network for Anglian Water Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026, from East Suffolk's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Trimley St Mary built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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

Application type
Other Consultation
Postcode
IP11 0XE
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Orwell And Villages
Parish
Trimley St Mary
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 56.

Day 3818 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
14%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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 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