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DC/26/0906/VAR - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - variation of conditions to enable the use of amended plans for i) Outline application (with all matters reserved except for access) - for up to 1375 dwellings, access (including two new roundabouts onto A143 and creation of new foot and cycleway links into the site which would include new cycle/pedestrian crossings of the A143 and cycle/pedestrian link through the existing railway underpass), public open space (including buffer to Cattishall and Great Barton) and landscaping; new local centre (which could include the following uses A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; B1; D1; or D2); primary school; and associated infrastructure and works (including access roads, drainage infrastructure and substations), and ii) Planning Application - Full details for Phase 1 of the outline application for 287 dwellings (which are part of the overall up to 1375 dwelling proposal), garages, access roads, parking, open space, drainage infrastructure and associated infrastructure and works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 42

Consultation & comments 19

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL - LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultation Response · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SENIOR ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultation Response · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGER Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL - LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultation Response · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation Letter · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF GREAT BARTON PARISH COUNCIL Consultation Response · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL - PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY Consultation Response · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Consultation Response · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGER Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE OFFICER Consultation Response · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONTAMINATED LAND AND AIR QUALITY Consultee Comment · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STRATEGIC HOUSING Consultation Response · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL - DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS MANAGER Consultation Response · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SPORT ENGLAND Consultation Response · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ANGLIAN WATER Consultation Response · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL - MINERALS AND WASTE AUTHORITY Consultation Response · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 15

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Variation of Condition
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Great Barton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Iceni Projects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

71 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15000572
Planning Portal ref
PP-15000572
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jul 2026
Committee
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026