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

DC/17/06235Full Planning ApplicationPermitted

Full

Proposal

Erection of a high bay distribution unit (Use Class B8) with ancillary offices (Use Class B1) and gatehouse, together with associated landscape, drainage and parking, at Plot A Sproughton Enterprise Park, Sproughton Road

Received: 20 December 2017
Decided: 30 April 2018 · Granted
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 31
Council: Mid Suffolk District Council
Ward: Brook

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted20 Dec
ValidatedValidated20 Dec
Consult.Consultation3 Apr
TargetTarget Date7 May
DecidedDecided30 Apr

Decided in 131 days (council typically 49)

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

This is a full planning application 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 131 days, 10 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/17/06235

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

Large

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Granted

Ward

Brook

Parish

Sproughton

Applicant & Agent

Agent

Turley

Agent Address

Turley 9 Colmore Row Birmingham B3 2BJ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

20 December 2017

Consultation Expiry

3 April 2018

Target Decision Date

7 May 2018

Date Decided

30 April 2018

Date Validated

20 December 2017

Date Submitted

20 December 2017

Consultation Start

20 March 2018

Consultation End

3 April 2018

Neighbour Consultation Start

20 December 2017

Neighbour Consultation End

10 January 2018

Last Date for Comments

3 April 2018

Committee Meeting

4 April 2018

Permission Expires

30 April 2021

Planning Decision

Decision

Granted

Decided By

Committee Decision

Statutory Period

138 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

26 December 2017

Advertisement Expiry

16 January 2018

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-06557142

Comments

Documents

132

Constraints

Coordinates

52.061230, 1.109614

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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Planning history at this site

4 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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