Valley Farm House Valley Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05520 - Discharge of Condition(s) Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions Application for - Conditions 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 8 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Consultation
19 Jan 2026
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Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Valley Farmhouse
List entry 1283344 · 1 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 ↗
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) agrees.
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.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 44 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland.
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 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 area70 m² (753 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (42 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Discharge of Condition(s)
Postcode
CO10 0QQ
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Assington
Parish
Newton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arcady Architects

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14505876
Planning Portal ref
PP-14505876
Consultation
19 Jan 2026
Comments by
2 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 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

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.