Windmill Hill House Windmill Hill Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9AD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03115 - Householder Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of a single storey side extension and single storey cart lodge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 56. The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Westgate Cottage, Grade II, 61 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 25 m away: Long Melford; Inside the Long Melford built-up area; Open access land 29 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.; 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 9AD
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Edward Parsley Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 56, past Babergh Mid Suffolk's usual 54 days for extensions. 95% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 21 Oct 2026.

Day 560 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
513decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15021572
Neighbours
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 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