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DC/26/00155 - Full App Without Compliance of Condition Approved

Proposal

Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission dated 23/06/2021 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - to vary condition 1 (Approved Plans/Documents) - to revise Site Plan to accommodate changes to the access to plots 7 and 8 to allow extra storage of vehicles off the highway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Validated
23 Jan 2026
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Consultation
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
17 Apr 2026
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Committee
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk Planning Committee on 21 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because childcare need and limited Green Belt impact amounted to very special circumstances.
  • The parish council, highways, environmental health, ecology and arboricultural consultees raised no objections, subject to conditions where applicable.
  • The application was approved subject to the planning conditions and update list.

Source: Plota analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk's committee minutes, Babergh Mid Suffolk Planning Committee minutes, 21 July 2026 .

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    ConditionsApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 1 discharged

    • ConditionsApplication under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant Town and Country…This applicationDC/26/00155

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Badwell Ash built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 11 September 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 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
Full App Without Compliance of Condition
Postcode
IP31 3FA
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Parish
Badwell Ash
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Anglia Design LLP

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14620928
Planning Portal ref
PP-14620928
Neighbours
30 Jan 2026
Consultation
2 Mar 2026
Comments by
23 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
9 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
24 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