81 High Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9PT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/04906 - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of a reversible fire break within the roof space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Validated
20 Nov 2025
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Consultation
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
14 Jan 2026

Approved on 14 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - GRANT Decision · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICERS DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG EXISITING ROOF SPACE 1 Photo · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 81-83, High Street
List entry 1180813 · 3 m away · 67 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 59 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 ↗
Lavenham 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 75 m away: Market cross
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve 271 m away: The Railway Walks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lavenham 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

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 6

Last sold for £230,000 in February 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

27 February 2026£230,000
24 November 2023£240,000
31 May 2017£187,000
10 December 2014£158,000
3 May 2002£98,500
28 September 2001£85,500

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

Building

Floor area42 m² (452 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

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

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CO10 9PT
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
401decided 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.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14466385
Planning Portal ref
PP-14466385
Consultation
20 Nov 2025
Comments by
23 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
28 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.