Elm Cottages Old London Road Copdock And Washbrook Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3JD
Approved on 7 September 2023
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Householder Application - Erection of garage with studio over (following demolition of existing garage)
- Received
- 25 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Copdock & Washbrook
- ReceivedReceived25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated4 Jul
- Consult.Consultation4 Sep
- TargetTarget Date5 Sep
- DecidedDecided7 Sep
Decided in 65 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Elm Cottages Old London Road Copdock And Washbrook Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3JD. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 12 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Copdock & Washbrook. We hold 519 applications in total for the IP8 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
- IP8 3JD
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Copdock And Washbrook
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 July 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 4 September 2023
- Consultation start
- 14 August 2023
- Consultation end
- 4 September 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 July 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 July 2023
- Last date for comments
- 4 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 5 September 2023
- Permission expires
- 7 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- bgdesigns
- Agent address
- 20 Sutton Park Ave Colchester Essex CO3 4SX United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 63 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 July 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 1 August 2023
- Site notice start
- 13 July 2023
- Site notice end
- 3 August 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12117796
- Documents
- 33
- Constraints
- 6
Site 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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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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