One Bell House 46 High Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9PY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/04183 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder application - Addition of a first-floor Juliet balcony to the rear elevation and replacement of existing rotten wooden windows with wood-effect uPVC. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Sept 2025
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Validated
23 Sept 2025
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Consultation
29 Sept 2025
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Approved
18 Nov 2025

Approved on 18 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PLANNING PERMISSION - GRANT Decision · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Perserverance House
List entry 1285308 · 10 m away · 28 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 27 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 28 with distances
Historic England ↗
Lavenham 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 177 m away: The Railway Walks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Scheduled monument 155 m away: Market cross
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lavenham 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

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £640,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.

21 July 2025£640,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area151 m² (1,625 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9PY
Received
19 Sept 2025
Validated
23 Sept 2025
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
18 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
KHA Design LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 93% of householder applications here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
696decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications 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 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14343310
Planning Portal ref
PP-14343310
Neighbours
25 Sept 2025
Consultation
29 Sept 2025
Comments by
7 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
8 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.