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Chestnut Tree Farm Framlingham Road Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8HD

DC/20/02514Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 27 August 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Planning Application. Erection of 1no two-storey dwelling and carport

Received
24 June 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Stradbroke & Laxfield
Agent
Hollins Architects & Surveyors
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.4 Aug
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Chestnut Tree Farm Framlingham Road Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8HD. 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 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Stradbroke & Laxfield. We hold 1,034 applications in total for the IP13 postcode area.

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

Postcode
IP13 8HD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Laxfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2020
Consultation expiry
18 August 2020
Consultation start
14 July 2020
Consultation end
4 August 2020
Neighbour consultation start
28 July 2020
Neighbour consultation end
18 August 2020
Last date for comments
18 August 2020
Target decision date
17 August 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hollins Architects & Surveyors
Agent address
The Guildhall Market Hill Framlingham IP13 9BD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 July 2020
Advertisement expiry
5 August 2020
Site notice start
20 July 2020
Site notice end
10 August 2020

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/20/00119
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3264427
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 8 June 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08829180
Documents
60
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    12 Dec

    Full Planning Application - Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/22/06138
  2. 2022
    15 Jan

    Full Planning Application - Severance of land and erection of 1No single storey dwelling.

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDC/22/00231
  3. 2019
    15 Oct

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act- to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/19/04864
  4. 2019
    5 Mar

    Full Planning Application - Erection of single storey dwelling and two bay cart lodge.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/19/01082
  5. 2018
    13 Aug

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act- Erection of 1No. Part single storey and…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/18/03645
  6. 2018
    5 May

    Discharge of Conditions Application for 3679/15

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/18/02013

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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