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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 dates1,785Searchable applications
326Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 1,112 approved or refused records
150Refused applications
962 approved · 150 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionDC/26/04026
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8), Hotels (Use Class C1), Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) Outdoor Sport or Recreation (ClassF2 (c)) or for the provision of agricultural training. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R. Conversion of Building 2 and part of Building 3 to Flexible Commercial Use (Use Class E: Commercial, Business or Service)
Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary IP9 2LA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04030
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02371 - Condition 3 (Timber Frame Repairs)
Angel House High Street Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5HZ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04036
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Beech (T1), Prune 2 No. Silver Birch (T2 and T5) , Fell 2 No. Silver Birch (T3 and T4), Prune 1 No. Cherry Blossom (T6) and 1 No. Tibetan cherry (T7) and thinning out of trees.
Fox Hall The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04037
Householder Application - Erection of a Single-storey rear extension, porch to front, extend rear dormer, add two new dormers and roof light to front, replace existing windows and doors and render existing brickwork.
Greenacre Grove Hill Belstead Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3LP
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04044
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Raise crown of 1 No. Lime (T1) to approximately 4m above ground level and thin out the canopy by approximately 30%
Pound Hall The Green Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9DX
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04056
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/23/03847 dated 17/09/2026 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 7 no residential dwellings and garages, access driveway and alterations to existing vehicular access. - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) - to change layout/position of dwellings for 7 plots.
Newfield House Bells Lane Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7QA
Received 17 Sept 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/04061
Local listed building consent order- Classes B and C
Thatchers House Bower House Tye Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5DD
Received 17 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/04066
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00701 - Part discharge of Conditions 18 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) in relation to the areas of the site that are subject to the Archaeological evaluation only. Full discharge of Condition 19 (Scheme of Archaeological Mitigation)
East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RJ
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04067
Submission of Details reserved by Schedule 3; Requirement 8 Retention and Removal of Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows Plan for Stage 6 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 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04068
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement�8(1) Retention and Removal of Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows for Stage�7�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 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04071
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1, T2 - Gledistia Trees, growing to rear corner of the House on a raised bank, fell to ground level.
1 Cross Maltings High Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5AH
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04072
Full Planning Application - Amalgamation of 2no. semi-detached cottages into 1no. dwelling including the demolition of the existing rear additions; Construction of single storey rear extension; Replacement windows and the relocation of entrance doors; Installation of 1no. roof light; Installation of air source heat pump system in place of oil boiler system; Construction of rear terrace and landscaping; Erection of detached garage.
32 & 34 Stone Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5NR
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04076
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 8(1) Retention and Removal of Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows for Stage 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 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04077
Householder Application - Installation of PV Panels to existing garage roof
Yeomans Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04089
Householder Application - Erection of a two storey rear extension and a front porch (following removal of conservatory)
Otter House Ipswich Road Holbrook Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2QT
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04090
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order ES33/A1 - Fell 1 No. Pine (T1)
Tower Cottage Freston Park Freston Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1AD
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04091
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT394/A1 - Reduce the weight and size of some of the larger extended branches overhanging neighbouring gardens ensuring a balanced crown upon completion.
Land Corner Of Quinton Road And Woodgates Road East Bergholt Suffolk
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04092
Householder Application - Erection of a Garden Room.
Bryson House Chilton Grove Waldingfield Road Chilton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0PR
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04095
Full Planning Application - Erection of single-storey rear extension; Replacement of garage door with window; Insertion of new door opening; Demolition of side door and rear wall;
Kimberley Newmans Green Acton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0AB
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04101
Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal repairs, alterations, restoration and structural works as detailed in the Design and Access Statement
Black Horse Lower Street Stratford St Mary CO7 6JS
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04106
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act for DC/26/02078 (Householder extension) for the variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans and documents) to increase chimney projection out of the external wall from 100mm to 500mm.
The Gables 4 The Street Assington CO10 5LH
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04107
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Eucalyptus (T1)
4 Wrights Cottages St Catherines Road Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9GY
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04110
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order WS129/A5- Reduce 1 No. Cherry (T1) by 1 to 2 meters and raise canopy by approximately 1 to 2 metres. Reduce 1 No. Ash (T1) by 1 to 2 meters and raise canopy by approximately 1 to 2 metres.
Stourview 34 Stoke Road Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4JD
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04111
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of 1No. glazed, painted timber double doors at rear of property. New doors to be oak double doors (including door frame) with one unit fully glazed and one stable door with glazing to top leaf and solid oak to bottom leaf.
Ivydene The Tye Lindsey Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6PP
Received 22 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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