Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket IP14 5AD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03908 - Reserved Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Layout, Landscaping and Scale) Pursuant to Outline Planning Permission (Up to 300No dwellings, new vehicular access, landscaping, open space and drainage infrastructure) for Residential Development of 252no. dwellings and associated infrastructure at land at Ashes Farm, Stowmarket. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:53

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

25 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

28 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 25 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 31

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DC/20/01036 DECISION NOTICE OUTLINE - GRANT BackGround Papers · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

Associated applications 3

Part of

OutlineApproved28 Sep 2023council archive

Conditions 5 awaiting decision
- Reserved mattersApplication for Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Layout, Landscaping and Scale) (Up…This application25 Sep 2026DC/26/03908
- Show 1 more · 1 pending
  - ConditionsDischarge of Conditions - Condition 5 (Approval of Phasing of Development), (17 Surface Water…25 Sep 2026DC/26/03909

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m.

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

Council: Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type: Reserved Matters
Postcode: IP14 5AD
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 25 Sept 2026
Ward: Stow Thorney
Parish: Stowmarket
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Fisher German LLP

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 91-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides new homes by day 56.

prediction

Day 1477 days to the 91-day target

59%decided within 8 weeks

72%approved

162decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

210 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15186185
Planning Portal ref: PP-15186185
Neighbours: 28 Sept 2026
Consultation: 28 Sept 2026
Comments by: 10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 25 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/01832 - Condition 2 (EPS Licence for Bats)

DC/22/04534 7 Nov 2022

2022 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/01832 - Condition 2 (EPS Licence for Bats)

DC/22/04534 7 Nov 2022

2021 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/01832 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhanceme…

DC/21/05313 18 Jan 2022

2021 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/01832 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhanceme…

DC/21/05313 18 Jan 2022

2020 Approved

Ashes Farmhouse Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Listed Building Consent - Repairs to front roof slope, re-pointing ridges and chimney.

DC/20/04805 11 Jan 2021

2020 Approved

Ashes Farmhouse Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Listed Building Consent - Repairs to front roof slope, re-pointing ridges and chimney.

DC/20/04805 11 Jan 2021

2020 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/01832 - Condition 7 (Historic England Level…

DC/20/03830 24 Dec 2020

2020 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/01832 - Condition 7 (Historic England Level…

DC/20/03830 24 Dec 2020

2020 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Ag…

DC/20/01832 7 Jul 2020

2020 Approved

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Ag…

DC/20/01832 7 Jul 2020

2019 Approved

Land At Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Screening Opinion - Proposed residential and associated development.

DC/19/02043 2 May 2019

2019 Approved

Land At Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Screening Opinion - Proposed residential and associated development.

DC/19/02043 2 May 2019

2019 Withdrawn

Ashes Farmhouse Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of front door.

DC/19/00969 25 Apr 2019

2019 Withdrawn

Ashes Farmhouse Newton Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AD

Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of front door.

DC/19/00969 25 Apr 2019

Babergh Mid Suffolk

Planning Authority Score

7.7/10

Good

#33 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

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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

Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket IP14 5AD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 31

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 12

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 14

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

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