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DC/26/02661 - Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Installation of 11No. (PV) UKSOL 435 watt panels. six panels will be installed on the south west roof and five on the north east roof slope. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT - MONTANA Report · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HOXNE PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF COPY OF PRE-APPLICATION DC-26-02247 MONTANA CROSS STREET HOXNE Additional Information · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILS OF PV SYSTEM SPV DESIGN - MONTANA - CROSS STREET Report · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Hoxne 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.
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4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Grapes, Grade II, 34 m away · 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 187 m away: Remains of Hoxne Priory at Abbey Farm; Inside the Heckfield Green built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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

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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Other new applications on this street

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Prior Approval Solar Install NonDomestic
Postcode
IP21 5AH
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Hoxne & Worlingworth
Parish
Hoxne
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission not required
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Insulation & Heating Installations LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
86decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14993920
Neighbours
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
Trenchard Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Ash (T1) from 10m x…
DC/25/03117
2024 Approved
Trenchard Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Planning Application - Conversion of and extension to garage to form kitchen…
DC/24/03811
2024 Approved
Trenchard Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Planning Application - Conversion of and extension to garage to form kitchen…
DC/24/03811
2024 Approved
Charnwood House Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area - Remove to stump of approx 2m 1No…
DC/24/01094
2024 Approved
Charnwood House Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area - Remove to stump of approx 2m 1No…
DC/24/01094
2023 Approved
The Walnuts Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or Development; Town…
DC/23/02666
2023 Approved
The Walnuts Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or Development; Town…
DC/23/02666
2023 Approved
Ivy House Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Hazel (T1), Fell 1 No…
DC/23/02641
2023 Approved
Ivy House Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Hazel (T1), Fell 1 No…
DC/23/02641
2022 Approved
Ash View Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Insertion of 3 dormer windows. repairs and alterations to exist…
DC/22/04769
2022 Approved
Ash View Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Insertion of 3 dormer windows. repairs and alterations to exist…
DC/22/04769
2022 Approved
Foxglove Cottage 26 Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 6No. Ash (T1 - T6) to ground…
DC/22/04782
2022 Approved
Foxglove Cottage 26 Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 6No. Ash (T1 - T6) to ground…
DC/22/04782
2022 Approved
Foxglove Cottage 26 Cross Street Hoxne Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Erection of first floor rear extension, and single storey side…
DC/22/01783
2022 Approved
Foxglove Cottage 26 Cross Street Hoxne Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Erection of first floor rear extension, and single storey side…
DC/22/01783
2021 Approved
Annesley House Cross Street Hoxne IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Erection of single storey side extension.
DC/21/06230
2021 Approved
Annesley House Cross Street Hoxne IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Erection of single storey side extension.
DC/21/06230
2021 Approved
Ivy House Cross Street Hoxne Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear/side extension. Replacement of w…
DC/21/05712
2021 Approved
Ivy House Cross Street Hoxne Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear/side extension. Replacement of w…
DC/21/05712
2017 Refused
The Cottage Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Householder Planning Application - Erection of a single storey side extension and a two s…
DC/17/04395
2017 Approved
The Cottage Cross Street Hoxne Eye IP21 5AH
Cypress - fell due to excessive shading and impacting growth of Ash tree next to it.
0698/17
2017 Approved
The Cottage Cross Street Hoxne Eye IP21 5AH
Cypress - fell due to excessive shading and impacting growth of Ash tree next to it.
0698/17
2016 Approved
Mill House Cross Street Hoxne IP21 5AH
Erection of a single storey extension to outbuilding to provide annex accommodation
2516/16
2016 Approved
The Cottage Cross Street Hoxne IP21 5AH
Macrocarpa - fell due to its size and it is starting to split at the base and it is very…
3494/16
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
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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