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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Babergh District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Babergh District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,688Searchable applications
325Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 1,044 approved or refused records
132Refused applications
912 approved · 132 refused · 43 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Oct 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries+443001234000Council source
- Planning enquiries03001234000Council source
- Planning enquiries+447799515774Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas58 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- GrantedDC/26/00189
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04253 - Conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Screen Walls And Fences)
Land At Elmers Howe Lane Cockfield Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0HA
Received 16 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00191
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for DC/22/06242, Allowed at Appeal APP/D3505/W/23/3327147 (9no dwellings) for the Removal or Variation of Conditions 3 (Surface water drainage) and 4 (Vehicular access).
Land Adjacent To White House Old London Road Copdock And Washbrook IP8 3JH
Received 16 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00193
Householder Application - Erection of 2No. outbuildings with pitched roofs.
6 Shortlands Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3RA
Received 19 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00196
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01561 - Conditions 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy)
4 Vale Lane Kersey Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6EH
Received 15 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00197
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02983 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 4 (Access Surface Treatment)
58 Canterbury Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1LL
Received 19 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00199
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02338 -8 (Cycle Parking)
Brands Field Little Waldingfield
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00202
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - TG1 - Mixed Group of Ash and Oak - Crown clean the group remove over extend lateral limbs to balance out the crowns, remove steam with included bark T1 - Oak - Fell to favour the 2 trees either side T2 - Ash Fell to favour the 2 oaks T3 - Willow - Re - pollard back to old pollard points
Nayland Meadow Horkesley Road Nayland With Wissington Suffolk
Received 19 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00203
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04224 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 5 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme)
Elmsett Airfield Whatfield Road Elmsett Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6LN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00204
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of rear extension.
50 Yeoman Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5HW
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00206
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01166 - Condition 8 (Eaves and Verges)
St Hughs School Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QT
Received 19 Jan 2026 - RefusedDC/26/00210
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01103 - Biodiversity Gain Condition
Knowle House Church Square Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5AB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00213
Full Planning Application - Erection of one and a half storey detached self-build dwelling, detached garage and associated works (following demolition of existing detached garage).
30 Edies Lane Leavenheath CO6 4PA
Received 20 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00217
Request for confirmation of Stage 11 applicable and non-applicable Schedule 3 Requirements for Stage 11 pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 19 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00223
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/03241 dated 21.11.2024. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of single storey rear extension and new pitched roof over existing flat roof. - To vary condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents)
44 Broom Street Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JT
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00224
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03765 - Conditions 4 (Wildlife Sensitive lighting Scheme). 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and the BNG condition.
Land And Barn At Grove Farm Ipswich Road Holbrook Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2PH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00226
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/25/00901 dated 27/05/2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of two storey rear extension and first floor side extension - To Vary Condition 2 (Approved plans and documents) amending the proposed roofline.
Windmere Station Road Bentley IP9 2DB
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00229
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Silver Birch tree - reduce by 2 - 3 meters maintaining shape and form of tree
Corner House Straw Lane Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2AT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00231
Notification of works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation order - T1 - Oak - reduce overhanging limb, crown lift of lower overhanging branches and removal of lower epicormic growth
28 Snowcroft Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2UT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00235
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Condition 29 (Existing and Proposed Ground Profiles) for phase 4 only.
Chilton Woods Mixed Development To North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00236
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Conditions 38 (Landscaping) and 43 (Open Space) for phase 4 only.
Chilton Woods Mixed Development To North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00237
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Conditions: 9 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme); 10 (Surface water Drainage); 12 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan); and 28 (Foul Water Drainage Strategy) for Phase 4 only.
Chilton Woods Mixed Development To North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00239
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of painted wood bi fold doors to (Southern elevation) rear of kitchen replacing large pane and single door
Tudor House 7 Chapel Street Bildeston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7EP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00240
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of the existing defective cement-based render and the application of a traditional lime render to the north, east, south and west elevations of the house.
Cuckoo Tye Farm Cuckoo Tye Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0AE
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00246
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to DC/22/03945 - Adding a 300mm flat roof cantilever overhang to the rear.
41 Queensway Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0HQ
Received 21 Jan 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Babergh District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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