Woolpit Village Hall Mill Lane Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9QX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04052 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Planning application - Enhancements to front (south) elevation including addition of composite timber-effect cladding to porch, wider entrance door with vision panels for improved accessibility, a new first-floor fire escape door, and redecoration of external fire escape stair. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
18 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Woolpit 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
10 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Woolpit 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 6 October 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP30 9QX
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Elmswell & Woolpit
Parish
Woolpit
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
JWSearle Designs Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
670decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15207442
Planning Portal ref
PP-15207442
Neighbours
25 Sept 2026
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
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