Land At Pump Lane Laxfield IP13 8FA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02179 - Lawful Development Certificate Existing Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Use of land as residential garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
29 May 2026
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Consultation
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Legal · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Laxfield 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 ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Willow Cottage, Grade II, 37 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 15 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Laxfield built-up area; National infrastructure project 1055 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 2 November 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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Postcode
IP13 8FA
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Stradbroke & Laxfield
Parish
Laxfield
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Was Lawful
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Legal
Applicant
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Agent
Hollins Architects & Surveyors

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14954398
Planning Portal ref
PP-14954398
Neighbours
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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