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Land North Of Howe Lane Cockfield Suffolk

DC/20/05849Outline Planning ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 12 February 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Outline Planning Application (some matters reserved, access to be considered) - Erection of 2 no. detached dwellings and associated garages (with access).

Received
22 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Lavenham
Agent
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Jan
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Land North Of Howe Lane Cockfield Suffolk. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 792 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Lavenham.

79% of outline 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
Outline Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cockfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2020
Consultation expiry
2 February 2021
Consultation start
22 December 2020
Consultation end
15 January 2021
Neighbour consultation start
23 December 2020
Neighbour consultation end
13 January 2021
Last date for comments
2 February 2021
Target decision date
3 February 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy
Agent address
122 Constable Road Ipswich IP4 2XA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 January 2021
Advertisement expiry
2 February 2021
Site notice start
30 December 2020
Site notice end
20 January 2021

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/21/00021
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3271431
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 18 November 2021Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09367542
Documents
52
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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    22 Dec

    Outline Planning Application (some matters reserved, access to be considered) - Erection of 2 no. detached…

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  2. 2020
    22 Dec

    Outline Planning Application (some matters reserved, access to be considered) - Erection of 2 no. detached…

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