The Root Barn Lower Street Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Householder Application - Installation of an external electric car Charger on its own post. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 10 with distances
- 51 mLower House and the StoresGrade II
- 53 mWalnut CottageGrade II
- 66 mBarn About 50 Metres South West of Sproughton HallGrade II
- 75 mTithe BarnGrade II
- 93 m2 and 4, Lower StreetGrade II
- 107 m1-4, Church CloseGrade II
- 115 mSproughton HallGrade II
- 127 mThe Wild ManGrade II
- 131 mMill HouseGrade II
- 147 mMillGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
- Householder Planning Application
- Postcode
- IP8 3AA
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Sproughton & Pinewood
- Parish
- Sproughton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, 19 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.
Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 11 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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