Street Barns The Street Metfield Suffolk IP20 0LA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05536 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of solar panels to garage roof and dining room roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Dec 2025
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Validated
22 Dec 2025
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Consultation
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - GRANT Decision · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG GARAGE Photo · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ IMG DINING ROOM Photo · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Metfield 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.
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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Street Farmhouse, Grade II, 51 m away · 1 Grade I, 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Metfield 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 scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP20 0LA
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Fressingfield
Parish
Metfield
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
254decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works 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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Dec 2025
Comments by
13 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
23 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Householder Application - Installation of solar panels to garage roof and dining room roof
DC/25/04821
2025 Approved
Householder Application - Installation of solar panels to garage roof and dining room roof
DC/25/04821
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2021 Approved
Squires The Street Metfield Suffolk IP20 0LA
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2021 Approved
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DC/21/00719
2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
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DC/19/05737
2019 Approved
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2019 Refused
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DC/19/03919
2019 Refused
Land On The South Side Of Christmas Lane Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0JY
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DC/19/03919
2019 Approved
Huntingfield House The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1no. Eucalyptus Tree.
DC/19/04103
2019 Approved
Huntingfield House The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1no. Eucalyptus Tree.
DC/19/04103
2018 Approved
Land On The South Side Of Christmas Lane Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0JY
Planning Application. Erection of one dwelling, cartlodge, access and associated landscap…
DC/18/01452
2018 Approved
Land On The South Side Of Christmas Lane Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0JY
Planning Application. Erection of one dwelling, cartlodge, access and associated landscap…
DC/18/01452
2016 Approved
Willow Cottage Adj To Squires The Street Metfield Harleston IP20 0LA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use. Use of outbuilding…
4819/16
2017 Approved
Swift Cottage The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Reduce height by 50% and trim 1 no…
DC/17/03915
2017 Approved
Swift Cottage The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Reduce height by 50% and trim 1 no…
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2017 Approved
Rose Farm Barn The Street Metfield IP20 0LA
Conversion of part converted single storey cart shed to form two bedrooms, two shower roo…
1560/17
2017 Approved
Rose Farm Barn The Street Metfield IP20 0LA
Change of use & further conversion of part converted single storey cart shed to form two…
1559/17
2017 Approved
Rose Farm Barn The Street Metfield IP20 0LA
Conversion of part converted single storey cart shed to form two bedrooms, two shower roo…
1560/17
2017 Approved
Rose Farm Barn The Street Metfield IP20 0LA
Change of use & further conversion of part converted single storey cart shed to form two…
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2016 Approved
Haxby Ceramics Ltd School Lane Metfield IP20 0LH
Erection of detached dwelling and garage
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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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

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