The Croft Church Road Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4BJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02408 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Installation of free-standing post for siting of EV Charger adjacent to Listed Building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: The Croft
List entry 1032664 · 5 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1493 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Stowupland 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £630,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

25 October 2024£630,000
10 October 2014£415,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area227 m² (2,443 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (22 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
IP14 4BJ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden
Parish
Stowupland
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 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
254decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14989308
Planning Portal ref
PP-14989308
Neighbours
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.