St Peters And St Marys Church Walk Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1ET Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03034 - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Installation of a paved surface to footpath along desire line; Installation of kerb edgings along the existing roadways; Installation of bollards (fixed and removable) to roadway entrances; Installation of gates at the Station Road entrance; Replacement of benches, in new positions on new paved areas Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2025
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Validated
8 Jul 2025
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Consultation
8 Jul 2025
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Approved
11 Aug 2025

Approved on 11 Aug 2025 · Legal · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade I listed: Church of St Peter and St Mary
List entry 1208624 · 2 m away · 51 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 49 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 ↗
Stowmarket 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 ↗
Public footpath 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 164 m away: Abbot's Hall; Inside the Stowmarket built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
IP14 1ES
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Ward
St Peter's
Parish
Stowmarket
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2025
Decision
Was Lawful
Decision date
11 Aug 2025
Decision level
Legal
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 25 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 59 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 86% of lawful development certificates here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
118decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates 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 14 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14145083
Planning Portal ref
PP-14145083
Consultation
8 Jul 2025
Comments by
29 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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