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DC/26/01620 - Householder Planning Application
Approved
Proposal
Householder Application. Installation of 16no solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the detached cart lodge. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Consultation
21 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026
Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Mellis 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.
National infrastructure project about 279 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 279 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Progress Power Station (decided, about 1568 m); Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, about 222 m); EcoPower Suffolk Solar (at pre-application, about 245 m).
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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Forge, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 4 with distances
- 38 mThe Old ForgeGrade II
- 69 mAsh Tree Farm HouseGrade II
- 92 mWhite House Farm HouseGrade II
- 133 mBarn About 35m East of White House Farm HouseGrade II
Also on the record
Inside the Mellis built-up area; Priority habitat about 12 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; Open access land about 12 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
- IP23 8EB
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Gislingham
- Parish
- Mellis
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 92% of householder applications here are.
This one56d
Council55d
UK55d
73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
450decided in the last year
Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 23 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 21 May 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of removed cementitious render with…
2025
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of removed cementitious render with…
2024
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of cracked and damaged cement rende…
2024
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of cracked and damaged cement rende…
2023
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No Silver Birch (T1) within…
2023
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No Silver Birch (T1) within…
2023
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Ash (T2) to near ground…
2023
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Ash (T2) to near ground…
2023
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Fig (T1), Fell 1No. Spr…
2023
Approved
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Fig (T1), Fell 1No. Spr…
2023
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Weeping Willow (T1)
2023
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Weeping Willow (T1)
2022
Approved
Orchard Cottage The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 4No. Sycamore.
2022
Approved
Orchard Cottage The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 4No. Sycamore.
2022
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Suffolk IP23 8EB
Householder Application - Erection of a metal rail fence following demolition of existing…
2022
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Suffolk IP23 8EB
Householder Application - Erection of a metal rail fence following demolition of existing…
2021
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce and thin 1No Willow…
2021
Approved
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Crown reduce and thin 1No Willow…
2021
Approved
Easter Barn The Common Mellis Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area Fell 1No Birch tree due to proximi…
2021
Approved
Easter Barn The Common Mellis Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area Fell 1No Birch tree due to proximi…
2021
Approved
White House Cottage The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Cut back row of ash trees to have…
2018
Approved
The Forge Barn The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Macrocarpa - Fell, (T2) Yew…
2018
Approved
The Forge Barn The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Macrocarpa - Fell, (T2) Yew…
2017
Approved
White House Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Remove leaning stem and raise cano…
2017
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White House Farm The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
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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
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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
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