Stone Cottage Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03809 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2025
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Validated
29 Aug 2025
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Consultation
29 Aug 2025
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Approved
21 Oct 2025

Approved on 21 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Stone Cottage
List entry 1351811 · 1 m away · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (37 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.
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Historic England ↗
Long Melford 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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 420 m away: The Railway Walks; Inside the Long Melford 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £299,995 in March 2018. Terraced house, freehold.

29 March 2018£299,995
19 January 2012£188,000
30 June 2005£185,000
5 April 2002£147,000
7 November 2000£82,500

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

Building

Floor area70 m² (753 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9JD
Received
28 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Oct 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Medusa Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 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 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14287692
Planning Portal ref
PP-14287692
Neighbours
29 Aug 2025
Consultation
29 Aug 2025
Comments by
3 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Oct 2025
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

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.