Meadow Croft Melford Road Lawshall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4PX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02499 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Consultation
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Lawshall 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 3

Last sold for £355,000 in April 2017. Detached house, freehold.

21 June 2021£10,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 April 2017£355,000
1 December 2000£140,000

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

Building

Floor area102 m² (1,098 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (36 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and radiators, dual fuel (mineral and wood)
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
IP29 4PX
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Chadacre
Parish
Lawshall
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Was Lawful
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 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
670decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14990684
Planning Portal ref
PP-14990684
Consultation
12 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.