The Court House Tostock Place Church Road Tostock Suffolk IP30 9PG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00434 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of a driveway entrance gate and fencing along the property boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Walled Garden, 100 Metres North of Tostock Place, Grade II, 45 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
Inside the Tostock built-up area; 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 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
IP30 9PG
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Thurston
Parish
Tostock
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Thomas Hoblyn Garden Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 11 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14670542
Neighbours
6 Feb 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
24 Feb 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