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DC/26/04518 - Householder Planning Application Awaiting decision
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of single-storey lobby extension (Following demolition of existing lobby). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
19 Oct 2026
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Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Dec 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY REPORT Report · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
National infrastructure project 197 m away: Bramford to Twinstead
The site is 197 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 30 m away: Dedham Vale
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 area258 m² (2,777 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCob, as built

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, 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
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO6 4PS
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Assington
Parish
Leavenheath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ACCREDITED

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
127decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Householder application - Erection of single storey rear extension
DC/21/03764
2019 Approved
Land South West Of Stewards Barn Stoke Road Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PS
Discharge of conditions application for DC/17/06251 - Condition 3 (Materials) and Conditi…
DC/19/03002
2019 Approved
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DC/19/03002
2019 Approved
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DC/19/01950
2019 Approved
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Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/17/06251- Condition 8 (Flood Resilience Strate…
DC/19/01950
2017 Approved
Land South West Of Stewards Barn Stoke Road Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PS
Planning Application for the erection of a two-storey dwelling.
DC/17/06251
2017 Approved
Land South West Of Stewards Barn Stoke Road Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PS
Planning Application for the erection of a two-storey dwelling.
DC/17/06251
2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.