11 Water Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/00440 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Construction of a one-and-a-half-storey extension (following demolition of modern lean-to); Construction of new garage/cart lodge; Upgrading the energy efficiency of the existing house including raising the roof of the existing dwelling; Implementation of flood protection measures to the existing house; Enhancements to the front garden porch to incorporate flood protection. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jan 2025
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Validated
10 Jul 2025
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Consultation
16 Oct 2025
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Approved
14 Nov 2025

Approved on 14 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 39

Plans & drawings 20

PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRSST FLOOR PLAN Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EAST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION WITH HEDGES Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF INDICATIVE LEVELS EXISTING AND PROPOSED Drawing Amended · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing Superseded · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONS Drawing Superseded · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EAST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS Drawing Superseded · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS Drawing Superseded · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN 2415 - A110-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 2415 - A111-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS 2415 - A112-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN 2415 - A113-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEVELS 2415 - A310-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 2415 - A212-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPSOED ELEVATIONS 2415 - A210-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 2415 - A211-A Drawing Superseded · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Debenham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 11 m away (engineered high ground); 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Debenham built-up area; Priority habitat 30 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; 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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £265,000 in January 2007. Detached house, freehold.

31 January 2007£265,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
IP14 6QB
Received
30 Jan 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Debenham
Parish
Debenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Isle Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 127 days from validation, 72 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for householder applications. Approved, as 93% of householder applications here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
696decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13735752
Planning Portal ref
PP-13735752
Neighbours
14 Jul 2025
Consultation
16 Oct 2025
Comments by
6 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
15 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2025
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