2 Dyehouse Meadow Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9RF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00307 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - One and a half-storey side extension with a single-storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Scheduled monument 38 m away: Roman villa at Liston Lane
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 15 m away: Long Melford
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
Local nature reserve 473 m away: The Railway Walks; Inside the Long Melford built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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

Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9RF
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
KHA Design LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
513decided 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-14651865
Neighbours
7 Apr 2026
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Comments by
14 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
1 Apr 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