5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03732 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

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. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Consultation
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PS ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PS ECOLOGY HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT (HRA) RECORD Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 231 m away: The Railway Walks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area 58 m away: Long Melford; Inside the Long Melford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £510,000 in May 2025. Detached house, freehold.

23 May 2025£510,000
31 May 2023£425,000
31 July 2007£311,000
23 August 1999£127,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area151 m² (1,625 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
CO10 9SX
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Was Lawful
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 31 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
671decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.