Quills Cottage 27A Swan Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5NZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02616 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of existing single-glazed rear door with a hardwood stable-style door and alteration of door opening direction from inward-opening to outward-opening Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Validated
2 Jul 2026
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Consultation
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - GRANT Decision · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 27 Swan Street
List entry 1193804 · 3 m away · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 36 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 ↗
Boxford 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
Inside the Boxford (Babergh) 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 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £236,000 in February 2025. Flat or maisonette, freehold.

25 February 2025£236,000
20 May 2024£246,000
9 July 2012£192,500
20 December 2006£160,000
12 December 2003£139,750

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area57 m² (614 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (35 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CO10 5NZ
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Box Vale
Parish
Boxford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 55 for extensions. 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14467742
Planning Portal ref
PP-14467742
Neighbours
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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DC/24/04948
2024 Approved
Holly House 53 Swan Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5NZ
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2024 Refused
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Erection of single-storey rear extension (following demolition of existing)
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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
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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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.