Land At Walsham Road Wattisfield IP22 1PB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04155 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Planning Application. Erection of 1no Self-build dwelling with associated cart lodge, parking and garden / amenity areas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 43 m away: Wattisfield.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP22 1PB
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Parish
Wattisfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hardy Planners Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
162decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15245319
Planning Portal ref
PP-15245319
Neighbours
30 Sept 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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