Church Of Saint Peter And Saint Paul Church Street Lavenham CO10 9SA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01921 - Full Planning Application Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Installation of 46 no. Solar PV panels and Battery Storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
20 May 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FULL PLANNING - GRANT Decision · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT Report · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOST ASSESSMENT Report · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LAVENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPORT COMMENT Support Comment · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NATIONAL AMENITY SOCIETIES RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF PHOTOS OF RECENT LEAD ROOF INSTALLATION Photo · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESKTOP ROOF LOADING APPRAISAL Additional Information · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENT Additional Information · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATION SHEET Additional Information · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade I listed: Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
List entry 1037230 · 2 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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.
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Historic England ↗
Lavenham 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 ↗
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lavenham built-up area; 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9SA
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Impact Renewable Energy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 119 days from validation, 59 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 81% of full applications here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
245decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14889571
Planning Portal ref
PP-14889571
Neighbours
22 May 2026
Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
Church Cottage 45 - 46 Church Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SA
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DC/22/03294
2022 Approved
Church Cottage 45 - 46 Church Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SA
Listed Building Consent - Alterations to C20 extension including replacement of rear lean…
DC/22/02965
2022 Approved
Church Cottage 45 - 46 Church Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SA
Householder Application - Construction of timber cladding to extension walls, raise and r…
DC/22/03294
2021 Approved
45-46 Church Street Lavenham Suffolk CO10 9SA
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce height of 1No Eucalyptus t…
DC/21/04427
2021 Approved
45-46 Church Street Lavenham Suffolk CO10 9SA
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce height of 1No Eucalyptus t…
DC/21/04427
2020 Approved
Public Conveniences Public Car Park Adjacent Cock Inn Church Street Lavenham Suffolk CO10 9SA
Full Planning Application - Change of Use of part of building to create Parish Meeting Of…
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2020 Approved
Public Conveniences Public Car Park Adjacent Cock Inn Church Street Lavenham Suffolk CO10 9SA
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2017 Approved
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Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) - Erection of si…
B/17/00113
2017 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
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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