Land To The Rear Of Everton Villa Rodbridge Hill Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01854 - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Erection of 1 no. one and a half storey self-build dwelling and creation of parking area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 78. The consultation period closed on 6 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 129 m away: The Railway Walks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Long Melford built-up area; Open access land 48 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 listed building 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9HF
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Individual Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 87% of new homes in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
118decided 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

7comments received
7 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 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