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Land At Audley End Melford Road Lawshall Suffolk

DC/25/04984Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use from arable agricultural land to Birds of Prey displays, Experiences and Small Reptile Exhibits), including visitor parking, aviaries, reptile and reception buildings.

Received
11 November 2025
Decision due
13 March 2026
Public comments
59
Ward
Chadacre
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated13 Nov
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 27 February.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (61)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land At Audley End Melford Road Lawshall Suffolk. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Chadacre.

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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Lawshall

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 November 2025
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation start
6 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
8 December 2025
Last date for comments
27 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Nags Corner Nayland Colchester CO6 4LT

Planning decision

Statutory period
120 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
10 February 2026
Site notice start
23 January 2026
Site notice end
13 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13521555
Documents
61
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part 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 (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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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