Chare Farm Barningham Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1197/PIP - Permission in Principle Pending Consideration

Proposal

Permission in principle - nine self-build homes and vehicle accesses Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Jul 2026
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Sept 2026, from West Suffolk's recent new homes. Comments are open until 23 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Chare Farmhouse
List entry 1031225 · 1 m from the pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Stanton (West Suffolk) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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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Important details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
IP31 2AD
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Stanton
Parish
Stanton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Philip Cobbold Planning Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides new homes by day 57.

Day 4710 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15124299
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026