Rock Barracks Otley Road Sutton Heath Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 3LU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3455/PDN - Permitted Development Notification Approved

Proposal

Permitted Development Notification - Upgrade the existing infrastructure and the site and improve resilience of utility and power connections to the site; Enhance the existing parking arrangements by formalising some of the existing parking, improving internal access arrangements, and ensuring compliance with counter terrorism measures related to set back distanced from vehicle borne risks; and Undertake minor works to improve the efficiency of the current operations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
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Approved
29 Oct 2026

Approved on 29 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 371 m away: Sandlings; SSSI 371 m away: Sutton and Hollesley Heaths SSSI; Inside the Sutton Common built-up area.
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
Permitted Development Notification
Postcode
IP12 3LU
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Deben
Parish
Sutton Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Permitted Development (GPDO)
Decision date
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 31 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 58 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 98% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 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