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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 dates1,722Searchable applications
325Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 1,065 approved or refused records
137Refused applications
928 approved · 137 refused · 45 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/26/01287
Development of a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 2 No. 9m pole
Meadows Way Hadleigh
Received 25 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01290
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05334 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)
Bartons Spout Lane Little Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0NX
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/01292
Full Planning Application - Installation of 4 no. new air source heat pumps in a new compound adjacent to existing car park.
Beaumont Primary School Durrant Road Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6GD
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01298
Development by a Statutory Undertaer - installation and/or modification of HV overhead lines
Normans Farmhouse Back Road Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3PA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/01302
Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) - Erection of a Wellness Centre (Sui Generis Use) and removal of existing structures
Second Meadow Stables Brent Eleigh Road Lavenham Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01304
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/20/01058 - Relocation of a substation, realignment of pathway and creation of a turning head.
Land North And South Of Poplar Lane Sproughton Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01306
Householder Application - Remove existing cement render from front and side elevation, install stainless steel beads and apply lime plaster.
107 Benton Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5AR
Received 25 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01307
Householder Application - Repair, rebuild and re point existing chimney to rear gable. Replace bay window to front and install oil tank and boiler.
1 Church Cottages Church Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QP
Received 25 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01308
Application for Listed Building Consent - Repair, rebuild and re point existing chimney to rear gable. Replace bay windows to front and install oil tank and boiler.
1 Church Cottages Church Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QP
Received 25 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01310
Householder Application - Erection of a first floor side extension above garage
11 Grace Farrant Road Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0FJ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01315
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01085 - Conditions 4 (Fenestration), 6 (Eaves and Verges Details), 9 (Boundary Treatments) and Condition 20 (Archaeology)
Land To The Rear Of 30 Market Hill Sudbury Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2026 - RefusedDC/26/01319
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/05687 - Part discharge of Condition 10 (Contamination) for plots 12 ,13 and 15 only.
Former Site Of British Sugar Plc Sproughton Road Sproughton Suffolk
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01320
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of planning permission DC/26/00069 dated: 06/03/2026 - Erection of 2 Padel courts
Cafe Old Joe's Driving Range Joes Road Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01328
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area -Fell 1 No. Ash (T1) and Fell 1 No. Norway Maple (T2)
Dog House Cottage 37 High Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BD
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01329
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03671 - 3 (Wildlife Enhancement Measures)
The Cobblers Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JR
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01330
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03672 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration), 4 (Schedule of works), 5 (Mechanical Ventilation) 6 (Eaves and Verges ), 7 (Materials) and 8 (Rainwater Goods)
The Cobblers Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JR
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01337
Non-Material Amendment Application for DC/25/05538 - Changes to southern elevation to introduce new toilet vent and reduce mezzanine size.
Units 11-13, Eastern Gateway Western Avenue Sproughton Suffolk
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01338
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(d) Stage 3.1 Landscape and Ecological Management Plan pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01339
Approval of Details reserved by Requirement 4(d) - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan - Stage 3.2 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 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01340
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(d) - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan - for Stage 3.3 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 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01342
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of 2no agricultural barns into 4no dwellings.
Kates Hill Farm Pond Hall Road Hadleigh IP7 5PP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01343
Approval of details for Requirement 4(d) - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan - Stage 3.4 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 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01354
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of 3 No. Holly to 4m (T1-T3), Reduce crown of 1 No. Strawberry Tree (T4) to 5m and general pruning, Thin crown of 1 No. Yew (T5) by 15%, Fell 1 No. Field Maple (T6), Fell 1 No. Fruit Tree (T7), Fell 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T8), Fell 1 No. Conifer (T9), Fell 1 No. Hawthorn (T10) and Fell 1 No. Acer Davidii (T11).
Hartest Place Bury Road Hartest Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4EQ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01356
Householder Application - Installation of free standing lift between ground and first floor.
Corner Farmhouse The Street Brent Eleigh Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9NS
Received 30 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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