Rivers End Bergholt Road Brantham Manningtree Suffolk CO11 1QR
Refused on 6 November 2025
Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Application under S73a for the Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of DC/18/03053 dated 01/03/2019 Town and Country Planning Act 1991 (as amended) - Variation of Conditions 18 (Ongoing Requirement of Development: Restricted Water-Based Activity Times), 27 (Ongoing Requirement of Development: Time Restriction on Holiday Dwelling/s) and 28 (Ongoing Requirement of Development: Occupation Restriction of Camping Field) as per accompanying Planning Statement (3790 VOC-PS Constable Park)
- Received
- 18 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 8
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Brantham
- Agent
- Duncan Clark & Beckett Ltd
- ReceivedReceived18 Jun
- ValidatedValidated19 Jun
- Consult.Consultation8 Sep
- TargetTarget Date14 Aug
- DecidedDecided6 Nov
Decided in 140 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Rivers End Bergholt Road Brantham Manningtree Suffolk CO11 1QR. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 2,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 13 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Brantham. We hold 757 applications in total for the CO11 postcode area.
95% of conditions applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- REASON(S) FOR REFUSAL: ABSENCE OF INFORMATION - HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT In the absence of a Habitat Regulation Assessment there is insufficient evidence that the variation of Condition 18 to allow four water-based activity sessions between the 20 October and the 10 March will not be detrimental to the features of the SPA and Ramsar site. The proposed variation is therefore contrary to Policy LP16 of the JLP which states that development must protect designated sites.
- REASON(S) FOR REFUSAL: PERMANENT DWELLING IN COUNTRYSIDE The variation of Condition 27 would allow the use of holiday accommodation as permanent residential accommodation within the Countryside, outside of the development plan settlement boundaries. In the absence of evidence that there is an essential need for a permanent presence on the site, that no other nearby dwelling is suitable for the needs of the business and that the business is viable and will remain viable for the foreseeable future, the development is contrary to Policies SP03 and LP05 of the Joint Local Plan which provide that development outside of the settlement boundaries will only be permitted where it is in accordance with one of the policies of the Plan listed in Table 5 of the development plan.
- REASON(S) FOR REFUSAL: ABSENCE OF INFORMATION - LOCATION OF CAMPER VAN SITES In the absence of a site plan showing the proposed location of the camper van sites and the parking of the camper vans during the one-off event and a Habitat Regulation Assessment there is insufficient evidence that the variation of Condition 28 to allow four three campervan pitches and one campervan event comprising 20 vans will not be detrimental to the features of the national landscape (AONB), the SPA and Ramsar site. The proposed variation is therefore contrary to Policy LP16 of the JLP which states that development must protect designated sites and Policy LP18 of the JLP which states that development must give great weight to conserving and enhancing the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONBs. SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION: NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG- Planning Practice Guidance SP03 - The sustainable location of new development SP05 - Employment Land SP07 - Tourism SP09 - Enhancement and Management of the Environment SP10 - Climate Change LP05 - Rural workers dwellings LP09 - Supporting a Prosperous Economy LP12 - Tourism and Leisure LP13 - Countryside Tourist Accommodation LP15 - Environmental Protection and Conservation LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP17 - Landscape LP18 - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty LP23 - Sustainable Construction and Design LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP26 - Water resources and infrastructure LP27 - Flood risk and vulnerability LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CO11 1QR
- Application type
- Full App Without Compliance of Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Brantham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 8 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 18 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 8 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 8 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 August 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Duncan Clark & Beckett Ltd
- Architect profile
- DUNCAN CLARK & BECKETT LTD
- Agent address
- Duncan Clark & Beckett Ltd 12A William's Walk Colchester CO1 1TS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 July 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 July 2025
- Site notice start
- 8 July 2025
- Site notice end
- 29 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14106202
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): Dedham Vale
- SSSI: Cattawade Marshes SSSIPart of the site
- Special Protection Area: Stour and Orwell EstuariesPart of the site
- Ramsar wetland: Stour and Orwell EstuariesPart of the site
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 (18)
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, Special Areas of Conservation, 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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