Part Verge Fronting Felixstowe Rifle Club High Street Walton Felixstowe Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2864/CON - Other Consultation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Consultation - Removal of the existing 12.5m monopole, 4 no. equipment cabinets, and installation of a new 20m monopole, 6 no. antennas, 2 no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 1 Sept 2026

As of 18 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 2

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 323,325, High Street, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Felixstowe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Other Consultation
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Western Felixstowe
Parish
Felixstowe
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 77% of demolitions in East Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 15 Aug 2026.

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
102decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Sept 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