Land Adjacent 6 Green View Hartest Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4DR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03406 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of part of meadow to provide an additional parking area for private recreational vehicle storage, including engineered earthworks to the retaining bank Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
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Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Hartest 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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Baynton's Farmhouse, Grade II, 50 m away · 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hartest 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
IP29 4DR
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Chadacre
Parish
Hartest
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Carpenter Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
126decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15080757
Planning Portal ref
PP-15080757
Neighbours
30 Sept 2026
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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