Field Off Pound Meadow Fornham All Saints Bury St Edmunds IP28 6JL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1068/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application - a. Change of use of agricultural land to domestic equestrian use b. construction of a single-storey stable building with associated hardstanding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 201 m away: Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints; Inside the Fornham All Saints built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP28 6JL
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Fornham All Saints
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 23 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 45 for agricultural works. Approved, as 88% of agricultural works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15084215
Planning Portal ref
PP-15084215
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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