7 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04253 - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Changing the signage above the door of the shop to The Little Acorn and changing the colour to Little Greene Hicks Blue exterior eggshell paint and the words written in cream vinyl Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Validated
1 Oct 2026
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Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Gate House Lloyds Bank
List entry 1352461 · 4 m away · 44 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 37 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.
Show the other 44 with distances
Historic England ↗
Debenham 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Debenham built-up area; Flood defence 46 m away (engineered high ground); 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

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP14 6QL
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Debenham
Parish
Debenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides listed building works by day 54.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
254decided 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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15240037
Planning Portal ref
PP-15240037
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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