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Kiln Royal Forge Earlsford Road Mellis

1487/05Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 20 September 2005

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 2 x 4 bedroom semi-detatched and 1 x 3 bedroom mid terraced as one block in traditional suffolk styling and to a high standard.

Received
18 July 2005
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Kiln Royal Forge Earlsford Road Mellis. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Gislingham.

90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mellis

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 July 2005
Consultation expiry
3 August 2005
Consultation start
7 September 2005
Neighbour consultation start
28 July 2005
Target decision date
20 September 2005

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 August 2005

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mellis
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    15 Oct

    Felling of Oak due to proximity to main drain.

    ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area3025/13

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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