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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 dates1,789Searchable applications
326Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 1,116 approved or refused records
152Refused applications
964 approved · 152 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/04116
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of one stem from 1 No. Eucalyptus (T1)
The Old Manse 28 The Croft Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1HW
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04118
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/25/00149 -Please refer to the proposed changes statement and drawings submitted alongside this application
Parsonage Farm Cranmore Green Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9AG
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04121
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00999 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration) and 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
The Little Cottage 13 Fair Green Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7PH
Received 22 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/04123
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/22/04762 and subsequent Reserved Matters DC/24/00189 - Amendments to the proposed glazing. As per plans submitted.Size changes to the following windows:w1, w6, w7, w8, w9, w10, w12.Removal of sidelights to:d2, d3.
Land Adjacent Ruseley Hazel Shrub Bentley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2DG
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04125
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01057 - Condition 8 (Brickwork Panel)
40 Prentice Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9RD
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04130
Householder Application - Conversion of garage to annexe including increase of roof height and single storey extension together with detached garage
Mouse Hall Lavenham Road Great Waldingfield Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0SE
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04131
Application for a Non-Material amendment relating to DC/24/02833 - Include phasing plan in approved drawing.
Brook House Elmsett Road Aldham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6NQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04138
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Bay Laurel (T1) by 2 meters, Reduce 1 No. Bay Purple plum (T2) by 2 meters,
Little Grange The Green Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7BT
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04142
Full Planning Application - Change of use of a dwellinghouse (C3) to a care home (C2) for up to four children
Hermitage Cottage Quintons Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6RB
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04159
Householder Application - Proposal for three ASHP to the cottage and Solar panels to Garage roof.
Hillside Cottage Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QD
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04160
Application for Listed Building Consent - Proposal for three ASHP to the cottage and Solar panels to Garage roof.
Hillside Cottage Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QD
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04163
Planning Application. Construction of manege for private use
Grove House Pond Hall Road Hadleigh IP7 5PQ
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04164
Application under Section 73A of The Town and Country Planning Act for B/16/00685/FUL/JAC (Change of use from Ancillary building to dwellinghouse (Class C3)) for the variation or removal of Condition 3 (Occupation only by Little Barnes Nursery employees) to enable other people to occupy that dwellinghouse.
Little Barnes Nursery Shotley Road Chelmondiston IP9 1EE
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04165
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Holly (T1)1 x Holly - Fell
Old Mill House Cross Green Cockfield Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0LG
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04167
Application for Permission in Principle. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Permission in Principle)(Amendment) Order 2017 - Erection of 2no. detached single storey dwellings
Land Between Claversley And Caldor East End Lane East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6XQ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04168
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation area - Crown reduction by up to 30% of Cooper Beech (T1) and Robinia Tree (T2).
Commandree Gaston Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6SE
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04169
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation area - Fell 1 No. Cherry Tree
30 Brook Street Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7PL
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04170
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/03109 - Condition 4 (Acoustic Assessment)
Unit 1 Woodview Bull Lane Industrial Estate Bull Lane Acton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0FD
Received 24 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/04178
Non-material Amendment to DC/26/00385 to vary Condition 17 (Agronomy Report) and remove Condition 15 (Playing field restoration scheme) to enable the commencement of the work on site to deliver the approved scheme.
Hadleigh High School Highlands Road Hadleigh IP7 5HU
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04182
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, Class A - Erection of an agricultural building
2 Styngham Cottages Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1PG
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04183
Full Planning Application - Construction of new vehicular access
1 Northern Road Chilton Industrial Estate Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2YH
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04187
Planning Application. Creation of new intertidal habitat. Creation of a single breach no less than 150m wide to a depth of 0.96mAOD - to inundate the site with estuarine water and erection of 1no new counter wall to be constructed on the northwest of the site. (EIA Development).
Land At Collimer Point Shotley
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04188
Householder Application - Formation of two off-road parking spaces within the front garden and creation of a new vehicular access from Claypits Avenue.
9 Claypits Avenue Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5DA
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04195
Approval of Details reserved by Stage 3 Requirement 6 of the Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) pursuant to the 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 305-320 - as marked on the attached plans.
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Received 25 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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