First Floor 6 Market Place Lavenham CO10 9QZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00299 - Full Planning Application Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of first floor from tea room back to (C3) residential use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Validated
4 Feb 2026
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Consultation
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL PLANNING - GRANT Decision · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DC/26/00299 Consultee Comment · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 6 and 7, Market Place
List entry 1181032 · 4 m away · 80 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 64 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.
Show the other 80 with distances
Historic England ↗
Lavenham 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 44 m away: Market cross
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 333 m away: The Railway Walks; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lavenham 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

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area81 m² (872 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltPre-1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2008, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9QZ
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
167decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14651822
Planning Portal ref
PP-14651822
Neighbours
13 Feb 2026
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
Comments by
19 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
26 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.