Land Off London Road Sproughton Ipswich IP8 3BU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03134 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Erection of a three storey, sixty-six bed residential care facility for older people with associated access, car parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 11:35

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Application progress

✓

Received

21 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

22 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

6 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 27 Oct 2026; it is now day 79.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 45

Statements & assessments 23

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Cambridge). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2; the survey is the definitive reading.

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.

Survey report ↗

National infrastructure project 635 m away: Norwich to Tilbury

The site is 635 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.

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

Radon affected area, class 2.

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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: IP8 3BU
Received: 21 Jul 2026
Validated: 22 Jul 2026
Ward: Sproughton & Pinewood
Parish: Sproughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: LNT Care Developments Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 76% of full applications in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 21 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 7919 days to the predicted decision (day 98)

48%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

217decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15052741
Planning Portal ref: PP-15052741
Neighbours: 28 Jul 2026
Consultation: 6 Oct 2026
Comments by: 27 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Babergh Mid Suffolk

Planning Authority Score

7.7/10

Good

#33 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

89%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #124 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #68 of 296

77%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #56 of 296

34%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #83 of 296

74%

Minor dwellings approved

160 decided (1-9 homes)

73%

Major dwellings approved

11 decided (10+ homes)

93%

Change of use approved

40 decided

882

Total decisions

99 refused in the year to March 2026