37 Chainhouse Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8TB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03847 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Single Side and Rear Extensions to Dwelling and Provision of Additional Car Parking Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1436 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Needham Market built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
IP6 8TB
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Needham Market
Parish
Needham Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ACCREDITED - 01/09/16

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 15 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
671decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
10 Sept 2026
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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

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