Barnham Church Of England Vc Primary School Mill Lane Barnham Thetford Suffolk IP24 2NG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1067/CR3 - County - Reg 3 Full application Decided

Proposal

Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - variation of condition 1 (duration of permission) of permission SCC\0135\16SE - installation of temporary modular building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 4 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 8

Scheduled monument 73 m away: Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Special protection area 177 m away: Breckland
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 177 m away: Breckland Farmland SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Conservation area 38 m away: Barnham; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Barnham (West Suffolk) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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

Checked on 11 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
County - Reg 3 Full application
Postcode
IP24 2NG
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Bardwell
Parish
Barnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
SCC\0135\16SE
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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