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DC/26/01327 - Householder Planning Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of two-storey rear extension and sun room. . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT Report · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Browns Farmhouse
List entry 1231861 · 27 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 600 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is 600 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.
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 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
SSSI 301 m away: Barking Woods SSSI; Inside the Barking 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
IP6 8HY
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Battisford & Ringshall
Parish
Barking
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
BH Building Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
670decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14815551
Planning Portal ref
PP-14815551
Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
10 Jun 2026
Comments by
18 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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

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