Former Downs Garage Site Southgate Street Long Melford CO10 9HU

DC/26/01548Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Full Planning Application - Erection of 9 No. Houses.

Received: 10 April 2026
Decision due: 25 May 2026
Public comments: 16
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Long Melford
Agent: Evolution Town Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived10 Apr
ValidatedValidated13 Apr
Consult.Consultation20 May
TargetTarget Date25 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Former Downs Garage Site Southgate Street Long Melford CO10 9HU. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Long Melford. We hold 3,166 applications in total for the CO10 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: CO10 9HU
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Long Melford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 May 2026
Consultation start: 29 April 2026
Consultation end: 20 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 6 May 2026
Last date for comments: 20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Evolution Town Planning Ltd
Agent address: Evolution Town Planning Ltd Opus House Elm Farm Park Thurston Bury St Edmunds IP31 3SH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 21 April 2026
Advertisement expiry: 12 May 2026
Site notice start: 29 April 2026
Site notice end: 20 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14585784
Documents: 40
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Local nature reserve: The Railway WalksPart of the site
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 (21)

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, 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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