Unit 1 Woodview Bull Lane Industrial Estate Bull Lane Acton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0FD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03109 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of the unit from the existing Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1(a) (Provision of Education) use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Sept 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 28 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Acton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 0FD
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Acton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 55 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
97decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15095020
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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