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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 dates

1,780Searchable applications

326Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 1,109 approved or refused records

150Refused applications

959 approved · 150 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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More application records

Awaiting decisionDC/26/03730
Householder Application - Erection of a Front Porch with garage to the side of the building, Roof windows
Chadacre Whitesfield East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6SP
Received 27 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/03732
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.
5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03737
Householder Application - Replacement of 5no. external timber doors and bricking in of the utility window opening (north end of the east elevation)
The Lavenhams Bridge Street Road Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SJ
Received 27 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03738
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of 5no. external timber doors and bricking in of the utility window opening (north end of the east elevation)
The Lavenhams Bridge Street Road Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SJ
Received 27 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/03740
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01145 - Part discharge of Condition 3 (Timber Frame Repairs) for the middle part of the west elevation only.
Skates Hill House Skates Hill Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7SH
Received 28 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03744
Application for Listed Building Consent - Amendment to layout approved under DC/25/03236 and installation of one new door / opening.
Queens House Queens Road Erwarton Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1LN
Received 28 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/03745
Application for Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - Erection of single-storey rear extension projecting 7.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse.
Kendall Rise Hadleigh Road Elmsett Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6ND
Received 28 Aug 2026
GrantedDC/26/03750
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/22/01286 (and subsequent Non Material Amendment under DC/22/05491) - Revised Layout of Photo Voltaic Panels.
Nayland Village Hall Church Lane Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4JH
Received 27 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03752
Householder Application - Erection of a detached one-bedroom annexe to provide accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling
Brownsmiths Dorking Tye Assington Sudbury Suffolk CO8 5JY
Received 28 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03756
Householder Application - Erection of small flat roof extension to existing kitchen bay window.
Lychgate 3 Salters Hall Mews Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2DU
Received 26 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03760
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/05590 - Conditions 9 (Sustainability and Energy Statement), 25 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 29 (Sustainable Construction) and 33 (Acoustic Installation)
Holton Hall Farm Hadleigh Road Holton St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6NN
Received 28 Aug 2026
GrantedDC/26/03765
Application for works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order ES101/W1 - Prune back upper side branches of 2 No. Ash (G1) by 3 metres, Crown lift 1 No. group of Oak and Sycamore (G2) by 2 metres. Reduce crown of No. Field Maple (T1) by 3 metres. Prune back tall high side branches of 5 No. Oak (G3) by 3 metres.
Pin Mill Close And Woolverstone Close Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9RU
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03767
Householder Application. Erection of a two storey extension, internal alterations, landscape works and the construction of a detached double-bay cart lodge.
Potash Farm Potash Lane Polstead CO6 5DJ
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03772
Householder Application - Retention of timber enclosure associated with approved battery storage and renewable energy installation
The Grange Stone Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5NR
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03773
Application for Listed Building Consent - Retention of timber enclosure associated with approved battery storage and renewable energy installation
The Grange Stone Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5NR
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03776
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00668 - Conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Managemet Plan), 4 (Construction Management Plan), 7 (Lighting Scheme), 10 (Colour Specification), 11 (Hard and Soft Landscaping and Boundary Treatment), 12 (Landscape Management Plan) and 13 (HGV Delivery Traffic)
Land Off Bourne Hill Wherstead IP2 8NQ
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03777
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding (Following demolition of conservatory and outbuilding)
7 Swan Meadow Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JQ
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03779
Householder Application - Single storey outbuilding proposed in the garden of Glebe Cottage.
Glebe Cottage Duke Street Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3PW
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03781
Householder Application - Erection of a greenhouse in the garden
Chapel Cottage Duke Street Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3PW
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03783
Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Residential development.
Land North Of Kitchen Hill Kitchen Hill Sudbury
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03797
Householder Application - Erection of a first floor extension
Whimsy Cottage 4 Borley Road Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HH
Received 2 Sept 2026
GrantedDC/26/03800
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/04420 - Condition 1 (Cycle Storage)
51 High Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9PY
Received 27 Aug 2026
GrantedDC/26/03802
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 Trenches 359-366 - as marked on the attached plans.
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/03804
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Lawful Development sought to confirm lawful commencement of DC/25/04715 via the construction of foundations to Site 1 Plot 1 (Phase 1).
Site 1 Main Road Woolverstone
Received 27 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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