Land At Martlesham Plantation Off The Woodbridge Road Martlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP5 3QN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2472/CON - Other Consultation Responded

Proposal

Consultation - Install electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to radio equipment housing Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 30 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Nov 2026; it is now day 119.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1561 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm; Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Martlesham 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, 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Suffolk - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Other Consultation
Postcode
IP5 3QN
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Martlesham And Purdis Farm
Parish
Martlesham
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 119, past the statutory target. 86% of other in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 11963 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,307decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in East Suffolk to go on. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Jul 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