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DC/26/1572/RM - Reserved Matters Approval Pending Consideration

Proposal

Reserved Matters Application - submission of details under outline planning permission - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of 147 dwellings (Parcel A7) and associated internal roads, car parking, landscaping and amenity b. including details reserved by conditions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 30, 40, 41, 42 and 45. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Dec 2026 and 11 Jan 2027, from West Suffolk's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 21 Nov 2026

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Documents 26

Statements & assessments 19

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 4 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 5 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 6 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 8 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 7 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 10 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 9 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2 Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY MONITORING STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY SURVEY Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE INFORMATION Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 23 October 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
Reserved Matters Approval
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Haverhill East
Parish
Haverhill Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jan 2027
Agent
Bidwells LLP

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 91-day target. West Suffolk usually decides new homes by day 72.

Day 1378 days to the 91-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

270 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14703376
Planning Portal ref
PP-14703376
Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Comments by
21 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
30 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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