7 Princes Gardens Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00928 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of an extension to the front elevation on the first floor Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
8 Apr 2026
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Consultation
8 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

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.
National infrastructure project about 700 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 700 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Somersham (Mid Suffolk) 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. 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £305,000 in December 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

8 December 2022£305,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area104 m² (1,119 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
IP8 4PF
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Blakenham
Parish
Somersham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architecture One

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 13 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
670decided 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

Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
8 Apr 2026
Comments by
14 May 2026
Site or press notice
23 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.