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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 dates1,710Searchable applications
325Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 1,057 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
924 approved · 133 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00909
Submission of Details reserved by Requirements 6 Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Works for Stage 3 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00915
Application for works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT321/T1 - Reduction of upper crown spread as inicated by red line on accompanying photograph.
Trinity House School Street Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2HA
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00921
Householder Application - Installation of a bay window.
167 Bures Road Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00922
Application for Listed Building Consent. Strip the existing cementitious render and re-render in lime render. Decorate in a mineral paint, colour to match existing.
The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling IP30 0JL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00923
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/02368 - Condition 6 (Hard Surfacing) and 7 (External Landscaping/Hard Surfacing)
1 The Downs Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QR
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00924
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/25/04913 dated 31/12/2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of home gym/music room. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and documents) As per plans/documents submitted.
24 The Paddocks Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9UF
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00925
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension.
7 Raven Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5AX
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00930
Full Planning Application - Conversion of timber framed barn into 1 no. 3 bedroom dwelling house; Insertion of windows and doors; provision of traditional timber stairs and access balcony.
Barn On Land To The East Of Rose Green Road Lindsey IP7 6PX
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00931
Application for Listed Building Consent - Conversion of timber framed barn into 1 no. 3 bedroom dwelling house; Insertion of windows and doors; provision of traditional timber stairs and access balcony.
Barn On Land To The East Of Rose Green Road Lindsey IP7 6PX
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00932
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 ash tree. Pollard to height just bellow power lines (approximately 6 meters from ground) . Tree is dropping limbs in neighbouring property, and will make future maintenance work to tree easier and more accessible in future.
The Old Rectory The Green Hartest Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4DH
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00934
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04472 - Condition 3 (Cycle Storage) and Condition 4 (Parking).
Hare Cottage Harrow Street Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PW
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00936
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Removal of existing 18 metre cypress tower, Installation of a 22.5 metre phase 6 monopole with a 4.9 headframe mounted with 3 no. antennas, 1 no 0.3 metre dish, 1 no. 0.6 metre, Other associated ancillary development including: Internal upgrade of existing equipment cabinets and cabin, Relocation of the existing 1 no. 0.3 metre dish to a new monopole, ERS units and GPS Node
Mm02 Site 20856 Rookery Farm Ipswich Road Tattingstone Suffolk
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00937
Full Planning Application - Sub-division of existing restaurant to form 2 no. self-contained retail units.
36 Station Road Sudbury CO10 2SS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00941
Householder Application- Installation of an electric vehicle charging point on the internal wall of the garage.
1 Bakers Mill Prentice Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9RD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00942
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of an electric vehicle charging point on the internal wall of the garage.
1 Bakers Mill Prentice Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9RD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00943
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04765 - 3 (Eaves and Verges) , 4 (Rainwater Goods), 5 (Materials) and 6 (Fenestration)
Walnut Tree Cottage Tattingstone Park Tattingstone Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2NF
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00950
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6. - Agricultural building for the storage of agricultural machinery and seasonal storage of potatoes
Land To The South Of Silo House Harkstead Lane Woolverstone Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1BD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00951
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05408 - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition
Aurora Ravensfield School School Lane Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00952
Householder Application - Creating a new vehicular access
7 Bull Lane Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9DZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - UnknownDC/26/00957
Notice of pre-commencement operations under Schedule 3, Requirement 3(1) Stages of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00960
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 2 No .poles
Kings Road Glemsford Suffolk
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00961
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 1 No. pole
The Hill Stanstead Suffolk
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00963
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Enclosure of existing car port and internal alterations, alterations to ground floor fenestration
Church View Ipswich Road Brantham Manningtree Suffolk CO11 1PB
Received 6 Mar 2026 - RefusedDC/26/00967
Householder Application - Erection of a two storey rear extension
57 Vale View Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3FS
Received 6 Mar 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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