Land South Of Glebe Way Mendlesham Suffolk

DC/24/04832Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Hybrid Application: (i) Full Planning Application for the construction of 76no dwellings (including 27no affordable local needs dwellings), link road between Old Station Road and Glebe Way, access roads, vehicular accesses, parking, garaging, public open space, landscaping, ecological enhancement areas, sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure. (ii) Outline Planning Application for 2no Self Build plots with all matters reserved save for access.

Received: 1 November 2024
Decision due: 16 December 2025
Public comments: 44
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Mendlesham
Agent: James Bailey Planning Ltd.

ReceivedReceived1 Nov
ValidatedValidated7 Nov
Consult.Consultation24 Feb
TargetTarget Date16 Dec
DecidedDecided

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Comments close on 24 February.

Comment on the council's site Documents (236)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land South Of Glebe Way Mendlesham Suffolk. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 November 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Mendlesham.

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 76
Parish: Mendlesham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 November 2024
Consultation expiry: 24 February 2026
Consultation start: 10 February 2026
Consultation end: 24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 1 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 22 April 2025
Last date for comments: 24 February 2026
Committee meeting: 22 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: James Bailey Planning Ltd.
Agent address: James Bailey Planning Ltd Stirling House 3 Abbeyfields Bury St Edmunds IP33 3AQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 404 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 November 2024
Advertisement expiry: 11 December 2024
Site notice start: 13 November 2024
Site notice end: 4 December 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13503782
Documents: 236

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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.

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2026
9 Nov
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832
PendingDischarge of conditionsDC/26/04831

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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James Bailey Planning Ltd · Agent for this application

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Evans Rivers and Coastal Limited
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