Near The Three Horseshoes Church Square Bures St Mary Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02317 - Development by statutory undertaker Decided

Proposal

Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 9m pole Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 129.

Site constraints 5

22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1, Nayland Road, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 19 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.
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Historic England ↗
Bures St Mary 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bures 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 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
Development by statutory undertaker
Postcode
CO8 5BS
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Parish
Bures St Mary
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 129, past the statutory target. 93% of utility and infrastructure works in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 12973 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
63decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 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