Felsham Village Hall Church Road Felsham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0PJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01896 - Non Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to dated 25/04/2025 - Alteration of the ramped access, including an additional ramp, to the entrance serving the existing village hall and the proposed new shop and cafe and to adjust the level of the proposed patio area to suit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 5

Felsham 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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Peter, Grade II*, 59 m away · 1 Grade II*, 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Felsham built-up area; Open access land 35 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 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
Non Material Amendment
Postcode
IP30 0PJ
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Rattlesden
Parish
Felsham
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BCR-Infinity Architects

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14888660
Planning Portal ref
PP-14888660
Statutory expiry
2 Jun 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