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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 dates1,701Searchable applications
325Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 1,054 approved or refused records
132Refused applications
922 approved · 132 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RefusedDC/26/00465
Full Planning Application - Installation of 4No. Air-to-Air Heat Pump AC units (1No. to each house at 1-4 The Downs).
Downs Cottages Church Street Stoke By Nayland Suffolk
Received 4 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00466
Householder Application - New pool house to accommodate pool plant, covered external area and changing room, with solar panels on roof.
Boxford House Stone Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5JT
Received 4 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00469
Householder Application - Erection of a part single-storey/part two-storey side and rear extension
Southern Cottage The Street Raydon Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5LW
Received 5 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00479
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/16/01092 - 6 (BREEAM assessment)
Land East Of The Constable Country Medical Centre Heath Road East Bergholt Suffolk
Received 5 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00480
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of double glazed, profiled aluminium framed, Conservatory.
Ladys Cottage The Green Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7BT
Received 5 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00483
Householder Application - Replacement Porch canopy with similar design.
The Mount The Street Kersey Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6DY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00484
Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal modification to utility room to include a pantry and make the space more useable. Conversion of downstairs study to a bathroom and storage cupboard. Modifications to first floor bathroom layout to increase its functionality. Porch canopy replaced with similar design.
The Mount The Street Kersey Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6DY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00485
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for erection of a rear extension as per submitted drawings 1758 01 and 02
17 Churchill Avenue Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6BT
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00486
Householder Application - Erection of rear and side extension, including erection of detached garage.
Beech Croft Hyams Lane Stutton Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2SJ
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00495
Application for Listed Building Consent. Replacement of external sand/cement render with lime render. Internal alterations to provide shower room to ground floor, kitchen partition wall opening to be widened, kitchen installation and replacement of modern timber posts.
Oak Cottage Polstead Hill Polstead CO6 5AH
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00498
Householder Application - Conversion of a partially converted ancillary outbuilding for use as an annex/entertainment space
Shelley Hall Layham Road Shelley Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QX
Received 9 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00499
Application for Listed Building Consent - Conversion of a partially converted ancillary outbuilding for use as an annex/entertainment space
Shelley Hall Layham Road Shelley Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QX
Received 9 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00500
Planning Application. Installation of Commemorative Stone and re-alignment of adjacent fence and associated works.
Willy Lotts Cottage Flatford Lane East Bergholt CO7 6UL
Received 9 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00501
Householder Application - Erection of a Single Storey Rear Extension
13 Southgate Gardens Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HB
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00503
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 2 No 10m Poles and 2 No 11m Poles (28 DAY RESPONSE)
Holt Road Polstead Suffolk
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00507
Householder application - Erection of Single storey rear extension, rendering of front and rear walls, replacement fenestration
14 Quintons Corner East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RD
Received 2 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00510
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/05107 - Condition 7 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme)
Pound Farm Hadleigh Road Higham Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LF
Received 9 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00511
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Openreach on Behalf of British Telecom - Erection of 1 No. 12m Pole and 1 No. 11m Pole
Samford Close Holbrook IP9 2PR
Received 9 Feb 2026 - RefusedDC/26/00512
Householder Application -Erection of a single-storey side extension,conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation, replacement of existing pitched garage roof with a flat roof, and relocation of the main dwelling entrance to the side elevation.
Bolingbroke Gaston Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6SS
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00514
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of existing cement render on front South wall and application of lime render and limewash, and repair/replacement of pentice board.
Benton Lodge 125 Benton Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5AY
Received 5 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00516
Householder Application. Re-roof of existing lean-to roof, removal of existing pre-fab garage and insertion of new timber gates.
23 Station Road Sudbury CO10 2SS
Received 9 Feb 2026 - UnknownDC/26/00518
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - install a telecommunications base station (14 DAY RESPONSE)
Raile Walk Long Melford Suffolk
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00519
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Erection of 3 No Poles (28 DAY RESPONSE)
The Green Stanstead Suffolk
Received 5 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00521
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act for B/08/00470 (Change of use to tearooms) for the variation or removal of Condition 2 (Business hours) to increase the premises opening hours extending to 10.30pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Fountain House Tea Room The Street East Bergholt CO7 6TB
Received 9 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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