20 Fen Street Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4HT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02761 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Installation of an above ground spa within the rear courtyard garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Dedham Vale National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Nayland 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
Inside the Nayland built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO6 4HT
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 20 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
514decided 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.

34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 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