Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5AL

DC/17/06058Full Planning ApplicationPermitted

Full

Proposal

Planning Application - Construction of infrastructure to serve the first phase of development at Sproughton Enterprise Park including highways, parking, cycle and pedestrian routes, utilities and sustainable drainage systems, provision of landscaping and removal/management of existing landscaping and engineering works (including demolition of existing structures and buildings, breaking-up and recycling of hardstanding and ground remodelling and enabling works).

Received: 6 December 2017
Decided: 20 April 2018 · Granted
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 16
Council: Mid Suffolk District Council
Ward: Brook

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted6 Dec
ValidatedValidated7 Dec
Consult.Consultation17 Apr
TargetTarget Date27 Apr
DecidedDecided20 Apr

Decided in 134 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Babergh Mid Suffolk90% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5AL. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 135 days, 11 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 253 applications in total for the IP1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

DC/17/06058

Address

Former Sugar Beet Factory Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5AL

Postcode

IP1 5AL

Local Authority

Babergh Mid Suffolk

Application Type

Full Planning Application

Scale / Size

Medium

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Granted

Ward

Brook

Parish

Sproughton

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

David Lock Associates 50 North Thirteenth Street Central Milton Keynes MK9 3BP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

6 December 2017

Consultation Expiry

17 April 2018

Target Decision Date

27 April 2018

Date Decided

20 April 2018

Date Validated

7 December 2017

Date Submitted

6 December 2017

Consultation Start

27 March 2018

Consultation End

17 April 2018

Neighbour Consultation Start

20 December 2017

Neighbour Consultation End

10 January 2018

Last Date for Comments

17 April 2018

Committee Meeting

4 April 2018

Permission Expires

20 April 2021

Planning Decision

Decision

Granted

Decided By

Committee Decision

Statutory Period

141 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

26 December 2017

Advertisement Expiry

16 January 2018

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-06553035

Comments

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

52.061380, 1.110763

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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2018
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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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