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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 dates1,784Searchable applications
326Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 1,111 approved or refused records
150Refused applications
961 approved · 150 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/26/03956
Non-material Amendment to DC/26/02066 to enable change in roof pitch, five roof lights to the North Elevation only, instead of four roof lights to both the North and South Elevations and two personnel/fire exit doors to the North Elevation move slightly along the elevation.
Offices And Premises Fox's Marina The Strand Wherstead IP2 8NJ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/03958
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00385 - Part discharge of Condition 21 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) for the MUGA Pitches and Ground Source heat Pumps only.
Hadleigh High School Highlands Road Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5HU
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03959
Non-material Amendment to DC/24/03035 to enable remaining plots te use Fortera Kirton Arden Red as per Materials Layout Plan 20848 MAT 01 AA.
Land South Of Brooklands Road Brantham Suffolk
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03963
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/03847 - Condition 9 (Surface Water Discharge Prevention) and 27 (Landscaping)
Land North Of Newfield House Bells Lane Glemsford Suffolk
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03964
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch.
3 - 4 Market Hill Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2EA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03966
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00385 - Conditions 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), 13 (Hard and Soft landscaping Scheme ), 14 (Landscape Management Plan), 16 (Design Details of The MUGA), 19 (Design Specification of the Sports Hall) and 27 (Parking Details)
Hadleigh High School Highlands Road Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5HU
Received 11 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03967
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01829 - Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan)
Unit 9 Crowcroft Road Industrial Estate Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7HR
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03968
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Holly (T1) by 1m in height and reduce the width to create a ball shaped crown. Reduce crown of 1 No. Greengage (T2) by no more than 1m and remove deadwood
Groton Cottage 8 Ellis Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5HH
Received 11 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03970
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05615 - Conditions 8 (Surface Water), 12 (Construction Management Plan) and 16 (Dust Control)
Highview Cox Hill Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5JG
Received 11 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/03972
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Erection of a 9m wooden pole
Ipswich Road Harkstead Suffolk
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03976
Householder Application - Erection of a new Vehicular Access
Marton House Gaston Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6SB
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03981
Householder Application - Erection of a Sauna Pod.
Washbrook Barn The Street Copdock And Washbrook Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3HX
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03985
Householder Application - Internal and external alterations to River House and River House Coach House as per the design and access statement
River House The Croft Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1HW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03986
Application for Listed Building Consent -Proposed Internal and External Alterations to River House and River House Coach House
River House The Croft Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1HW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03987
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of existing section of lath and plaster ceiling to attach fixing straps to prevent further movement of existing timber frame. Reinstatement of ceiling following remedial work.No.16 Removal of existing impervious sand/cement render up to plinth to aid escape of moisture within brickwork.
14 Bridge Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6DB
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03988
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01103 - Conditions 5 (Sustainability Statement), 6 (Louvre Screen), 7 (Zinc Cladding), 8 (Bricks),9 (Roof Tiles), 10 (Cladding) and 28 (Cycle Storage and EV Charging)
Former Chambers Bus Depot Church Square Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03996
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06207 - 3 (Materials), 4 (Parking and Turning). 9 (Landscaping Enhancement Scheme), 10 (Rainwater Goods), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), 13 (Eaves and Verges), 14 (Fenestration Details), 15 (Architectural Flue) and 16 (Mechanical Ventilation)
1 Hill House Cottages Wades Lane Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EW
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04000
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of the four southern bays of Building 3 into 2no dwellings
Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary IP9 2LA
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04016
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of 1no agricultural building into 1no dwelling
Barn The Green Thorpe Morieux IP30 0NZ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04020
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Crown to be lifted on garden/property side by up to 4m and crown to be lifted on the opposite side to the same level. Remaining crown to then be reduced back to the most recent previous points
Salters House 6 Salters Hall Mews Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2DU
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04021
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT74/T1 - Removal of lower branches of crown of 1 No. Oak (T1) and remove epicormic growth and deadwood. Remaining crown to then be reduced by up to 2.5m
4 Edies Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04022
Submission of Detials reserved by Requirement 14 - Soil Management Plan for Stages 6-8 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 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04023
Householder Application - Installation of 2No.Air Source Heat Pumps, onto newly created plinths with associated pipework and electric wiring to conservatory. Internal and external works as detailed in the Design Access and Heritage Statement. Installation of additional screening (planted troughs) to hide the heat pumps.
Thomsons Farm Cock Street Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PJ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04024
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of 2No.Air Source Heat Pumps, onto newly created plinths with associated pipework and electric wiring to conservatory. Internal and external works as detailed in the Design Access and Heritage Statement. Installation of additional screening (planted troughs) to hide the heat pumps.
Thomsons Farm Cock Street Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PJ
Received 8 Sept 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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