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1 Fairfield Road Saxmundham IP17 1BA

C/07/2027Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 21 December 2007

Council decision: Application Permitted

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Proposal

Erection of 10 flats and two cottages (revised application)

Received
30 October 2007
Ward
Saxmundham
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided21 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 1 Fairfield Road Saxmundham IP17 1BA. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham. We hold 1,357 applications in total for the IP17 postcode area.

93% of full applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP17 1BA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Saxmundham

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2007
Consultation expiry
8 November 2007
Consultation start
8 November 2007
Target decision date
26 December 2007

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 November 2007
Site notice start
15 November 2007

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: SaxmundhamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Varley HouseOn or next to this site · +2 more

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    18 Jul

    1no. Yew (T1 on plan) - Reduce height and radial spread by 1-2 metres

    PendingWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/25/2836/TCA
  2. 2025
    13 Jun

    1no. Yew (in the carpark of Fairfield Place) - Prune all branches back to the boundary line of 6 Mansfield…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/25/2362/TCA
  3. 2012
    13 Sep

    Repollarding of Lime Trees between 11 Fairfield Place and No's 3-11 Fairfield Road. Crown Lift to 4.5m row of…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaSCDC/TCA/12/00123
  4. 2006
    22 Nov

    Erection of 6 flats, 3 houses and 2 cottages to replace currently approved scheme.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationC/06/2176
  5. 2005
    12 Sep

    Demolition of warehouse and erection of 12 flats and one pair of semi-detached cottages

    ApprovedFull ApplicationC/05/1722

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