Dukes Hall Duke Street Bildeston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7EW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03163 - Householder Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Householder Planning Application - Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent householder applications. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 15 and 17 Duke Street
List entry 1351385 · 12 m from the pin · 44 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 40 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 ↗
Bildeston 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bildeston built-up area; Open access land 49 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.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
IP7 7EW
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
North West Cosford
Parish
Bildeston
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides householder applications by day 55.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
304decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081301
Neighbours
21 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 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