Land Rear Of Brook Farm Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00898 - Full Planning Application Refused
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of land (Part) and erection of 1 no. self build dwelling and ancillary outbuilding, utilising existing (shared) access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
11 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
30 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 30

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FULL PLANNING - REFUSAL Decision · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 10

PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF D & A STATEMENT. Report · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK MAP 2. Report · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK MAP Report · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE PROTECTION DRAWING Additional Information · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF HOUSING RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 3 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTION COMMENTS Objection Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT Additional Information · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO Photo · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BUS MAP Additional Information · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Additional Information · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT Report · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND ENTRY Additional Information · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND MAP Additional Information · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MATERIAL DETAILS Additional Information · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Brooks Farmhouse, Grade II, 42 m away · 5 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Newton (Babergh) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 0QS
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Assington
Parish
Newton
Case officer
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Target decision
6 May 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dean Jay Pearce - Architectural Design & Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 21% of changes of use here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
126decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
16 Mar 2026
Consultation
16 Apr 2026
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
27 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
6 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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The Deans Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS
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2025 Approved
The Deans Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Householder Application - Installation of wooden shed in rear garden
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2025 Refused
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2025 Refused
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2024 Approved
Brooke House Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS
Application for works to Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order (WS215/A1) - Remove to g…
DC/24/03401
2024 Approved
Brooke House Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS
Application for works to Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order (WS215/A1) - Remove to g…
DC/24/03401
2024 Approved
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Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/00577 - Conditions 10 (Car Charging Point)…
DC/24/00358
2024 Approved
Land Adjacent To Links View Newton Suffolk CO2 8HA
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/00577 - Conditions 10 (Car Charging Point)…
DC/24/00358
2023 Approved
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Application for reserved matters following Outline Planning Permission DC/23/00577 - Appe…
DC/23/05409
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent 1 Links View Newton Suffolk
Application for reserved matters following Outline Planning Permission DC/23/00577 - Appe…
DC/23/05409
2023 Approved
1 Links View Newton Suffolk
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access points to be considered, Appearance…
DC/23/00577
2023 Approved
1 Links View Newton Suffolk
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access points to be considered, Appearance…
DC/23/00577
2022 Withdrawn
1 Links View Newton Suffolk
Application for Outline Planning Permission. (Access to be considered) Erection of 1no on…
DC/22/05997
2022 Withdrawn
1 Links View Newton Suffolk
Application for Outline Planning Permission. (Access to be considered) Erection of 1no on…
DC/22/05997
2020 Refused
Woodean Links View Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QT
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1no. dwelling and creation of vehicular access
DC/20/00019
2020 Refused
Woodean Links View Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QT
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1no. dwelling and creation of vehicular access
DC/20/00019
2019 Approved
The Little Bungalow Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/16/00696 - Condition 3 (Fenestration)
DC/19/01498
2019 Approved
The Little Bungalow Sudbury Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QS
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/16/00696 - Condition 3 (Fenestration)
DC/19/01498
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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