Market House 35 Market Place Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9QZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/04342 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Demolition of existing dilapidated lean-to shed and replacement with a lean-to greenhouse within existing footprint. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2025
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Validated
2 Oct 2025
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Consultation
2 Oct 2025
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Approved
26 Nov 2025

Approved on 26 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 1, Lady Street
List entry 1351530 · 23 m away · 85 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade I, 12 Grade II*, 64 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 85 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 73 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; Local nature reserve 389 m away: The Railway Walks; 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.

Building

Floor area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CO10 9RA
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Lucy Carpenter

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
401decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14371856
Planning Portal ref
PP-14371856
Consultation
2 Oct 2025
Comments by
7 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
17 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.