The Gables 4 The Street Assington Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5LH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02078 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of a Two-Storey Side Extension and Single-Storey Rear Extension (following demolition of existing garage). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Assington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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. 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
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 5LH
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Assington
Parish
Assington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Daking Designs Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
21 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
29 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