2 Swan Yard Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9FW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03623 - Householder Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Householder Application - Installation of a 10 panel solar PV system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Oct 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent householder applications. Comments are open until 23 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Former part of Swan Inn
List entry 1181477 · 21 m from the pin · 34 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 33 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.
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Historic England ↗
Woolpit 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 Woolpit 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
IP30 9FW
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Elmswell & Woolpit
Parish
Woolpit
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
PROJECT SOLAR UK

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides householder applications by day 55.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
304decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15157780
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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