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Walsham-le-Willows Sports Club Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH

DC/25/05405Telecommunications DeterminationPermitted
Prior approval

Proposal

Application for determination of prior approval for additions to electronic communications code operator network under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2 Part 6 Class A for Proposed ARQIVA Smart Metering 1No. OMNI at 21.3m mean mounted on 20m streetworks pole. Proposed ARQIVA Smart Metering 1No. GPS Antenna AT 4.15m mean mounted on streetworks pole. Proposed ARQIVA Smart Metering 1No. 3G OMNI Antenna AT 4.15m mean mounted on streetworks pole. Proposed ARQIVA Smart Metering Equipment Enclosure to be installed on a Root Foundation. Proposed ARQIVA V Mesh Fencing with 1.0m wide Access Gate. Proposed ARQIVA 1No. Concrete Bollard.

Received
10 December 2025
Decided
3 February 2026 · Formal Approval NOT Reqd
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Jan
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided3 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Babergh Mid Suffolk93% of applications approved

This is a telecoms application at Walsham-le-Willows Sports Club Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 21 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Walsham-le-Willows. We hold 1,687 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/25/05405
Address
Walsham-le-Willows Sports Club Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Postcode
IP31 3AH
Local Authority
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application Type
Telecommunications Determination
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Parish
Walsham Le Willows

Applicant & Agent

Agent
WHP
Agent Address
WHP 1A Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 December 2025
Consultation Expiry
15 January 2026
Target Decision Date
7 January 2026
Date Decided
3 February 2026
Date Validated
10 December 2025
Date Submitted
10 December 2025
Consultation Start
16 December 2025
Consultation End
15 January 2026
Last Date for Comments
15 January 2026
Permission Expires
3 February 2031

Planning Decision

Decision
Formal Approval NOT Reqd
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
24 December 2025
Site Notice End
14 January 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14550409
Comments
2
Documents
17
Constraints
3
Coordinates
52.308390, 0.929708
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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Planning 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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