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Benhall Water Treatment Works Low Street Benhall Saxmundham

DC/26/1198/DRCApproval of Details Reserved by Cond.Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
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Proposal

Discharge of condition Nos. 8 of DC/25/1011/FUL - Construction of new kiosk, along with associated headworks, and vehicular and pedestrian access, to facilitate ongoing operational and maintenance activities within existing operational land at Benhall Water Treatment Works. - Landscape Restoration Works Report + Landscape Restoration Works Plan

Received
27 March 2026
Decision due
22 May 2026
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 24 April.

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Benhall Water Treatment Works Low Street Benhall Saxmundham. East Suffolk has handled 1,341 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Aldeburgh And Leiston.

99% of conditions 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

Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Benhall

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Last date for comments
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd
Agent address
Unex House 132-134 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 8PA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

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
  • Listed building: Grade II: Stone CottagesOn or next to this 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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© 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.

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