The Angel Market Place Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9QZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01594 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - The restoration of the Grade II* listed Angel Hotel in Lavenham. Works as detailed within the Design and Access Statement, Schedule of Works and Historic Impact Assessment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Angel Hotel
List entry 1037184 · 1 m from the pin · 80 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 71 Grade II)
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 ↗
Lavenham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 26 m away: Market cross
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 312 m away: The Railway Walks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Lavenham built-up area; 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

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CO10 9QZ
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Project Orange Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 39 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 53 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
190decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14839720
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 May 2026
Site or press notice
22 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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