Proposed Sizewell C Sizewell Power Station Road Sizewell Leiston Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3415/CON - Other Consultation Pending

Proposal

Consultation - Marine Management Organisation Consultation - Variation Request No. 4 to the Sizewell C (SZC) Deemed Marine Licence (DML) () Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Oct 2026.

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.
National infrastructure project: The Sizewell C Project
The site is inside the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Galloper Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 824 m); East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm (decided, 1332 m); East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm (decided, 1332 m); Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, 655 m).
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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 325 m away: Outer Thames Estuary; SSSI 315 m away: Sizewell Marshes SSSI; Inside the Sizewell built-up area.
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 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

Application type
Other Consultation
Received
around 29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Leiston Cum Sizewell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 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