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DC/26/01930 - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Demolition of existing building and erection of 13no. dwellings including landscaping, access and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Refused
13 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 82

Statements & assessments 36

PDF FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO ECOLOGY Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE DESIGN, PLANTING AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO ARBORICULTURAL OFFICE Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO EAST SUFFOLK DRAINAGE BOARD Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO FLOOD AND WATER Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO FLOOD AND WATER Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST SUFFOLK DRAINAGE BOARD RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PS ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DD- 1 SUDBURY UTILITIES STATEMENT V3 Report · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDBURY WELLBEING IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST SUFFOLK DRAINAGE BOARD RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PEA AND BNG UPDATE APRIL 2026 Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT + FRA Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT APRIL 2026 Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS STATEMENT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY, ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC APRIL 2026 Other · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT APRIL 2026 Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE I AND II GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPLEMENTARY SAMPLING INVESTIGATION & GROUNDWATER RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY SURVEY REPORT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE STATEMENT APRIL 2026 Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 32

PDF ANGLIAN WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT General Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO LANDSCAPE Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO SUFFOLK POLICE Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO TRAVEL PLANS Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO ARCHAEOLOGY Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO FIRE AND RESCUE Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO MINERALS AND WASTE Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Additional Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ANGLIAN WATER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF MINERALS AND WASTE TEAM RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF STRATEGIC HOUSING RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK POLICE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLANS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC ARCHAEOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 400 m away: The Railway Walks; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 7LJ
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Sudbury South West
Parish
Sudbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HGH Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 33 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 58 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 8% of commercial and major works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
50decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
4 objecting1 neutral

80% object · above the UK average of 75%

56 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14726697
Neighbours
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 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