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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 dates1,779Searchable applications
326Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 1,108 approved or refused records
149Refused applications
959 approved · 149 refused · 47 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Oct 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/03580
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Portuguese Laurel (T1) by 2ft and reshape, Reduce 1 No. Viburnum (T2) by 2ft and reshape and fell 1 No. Ash (T3).
142 High Street Bildeston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7EF
Received 18 Aug 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/03582
Application for a Non-material Amendment to DC/26/00486. Removal of existing brickwork chimney and replacement with external insulated flue liner.
Beech Croft Hyams Lane Stutton IP9 2SJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03590
Householder Application - Erection of a pent roof garden room/office
26 Hunts Hill Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7RP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03593
Householder Application - Construct garden shed and garden room, and air conditioning units.
Treetops Woodview Grove Bentley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2FZ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03594
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 - Erection of open fronted shed to store agricultural machinery
Farmyard Adjacent To Grove Cottage Middleton Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7LJ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03595
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order ES33/A1 - Fell 3 No. Holm Oak (T1, T2 and T3)
Orwell House Freston Park Freston Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1AD
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03596
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/02656 - Conditions 10 (Ground Floor Details), 11 (Works to Staircases), 12 (Works to Fireplaces), 14 (Internal Plaster Specification), 15 (Wattle and Daub infill panels), 16 (Schedule of Doors), 17 (New doors and joinery Fix) and 18 (Vents, Flues and Terminals)
St Bartholomews Priory St Bartholomews Lane Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1XP
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03598
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Works to existing rear roof and other alterations
Luton House George Street Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3NH
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03599
Householder Application - Erection of a ground floor and first floor and roof extensions and detached garage/cartlodge
Caldor East End Lane East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6XQ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03604
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1no. self build dwelling and detached garage including vehicular access and external works
Land Adjoining Sunnybank Crowcroft Road Nedging With Naughton Suffolk
Received 19 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03605
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/22/02336 - Amendment to Public Open Space (POS) landscape drawings to reposition the play area clear of the existing ditch and amendment to short section of the adjoining footpath/cycleway to realign it so that a full 400 m2 LEAP can be accommodated between the ditch and the repositioned route.
Chilton Woods Mixed Development To North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk
Received 19 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03614
Application for a Non-Materail Amendment relating to DC/25/01317 - 1. Change of material for windows from metal Crittal type to wood-effect UPVC 2. Change of window design to exclude all horizontal bars 3. Removal of central door on Side (South) elevation 4. Addition of a single pane window on Front (West) elevation 5. Change of large window on Side elevation 'B' (North) to Bi-fold doors 6. Change of window on Rear (East) elevation to French doors
Wagger Farm Monks Eleigh Road Kettlebaston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7QG
Received 19 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03618
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00077 - Condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme)
Moth Wings Hadleigh Road Elmsett Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6FU
Received 20 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/03619
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 13M Light pole
High Street Bildeston Suffolk
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03634
Application for Listed Building Consent. Replacement of the external render face of the existing walls of the cottage. Local repairs to oak frame where water damage has rotted the timbers.
Chestnut Cottage The Street Kettlebaston IP7 7QA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03637
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Chestnut Grove.
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03638
Full Planning Application - Conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling
Agricultural Building To The East Of Joes Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QE
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03640
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Use of the land to site a mobile home for incidental use to the main dwellinghouse.
Orchard House 4A Mill Tye Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03641
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/25/00086 - Revision to the arboriculture report and impact assessment.
Hillside Retirement Home 20 Kings Hill Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0EH
Received 21 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03646
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Pond Hall.
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 20 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03648
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Bush Hill Grove / Leadenhall Wood.
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 20 Aug 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03652
Application for a Non-material Amendment relating to DC/22/03626 - Addition of one roof window in en-suite
Olive Tree Cottage Whatfield Road Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7BP
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03653
Planning Application. Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden land to extend the gardens of Appletree House and the adjoining residential properties.
Land To The Rear Of Appletree House, Paloma Meadow View And Orchard Fields Bury Road Lawshall IP29 4PL
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03655
Householder Application - Partial demolition of existing rear extension and proposed part two storey extension. Erections of detached garage/gym outbuilding and formation of a new secondary vehicular access onto highway.
Beaulieu Gaston Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6SD
Received 24 Aug 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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