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DC/26/0950/HH - Householder Application Approved
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Proposal

Householder planning application - roof-mounted solar panels to front of dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION - APPROVE HOUSEHOLDER Decision Notice · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CLLR SPEED COMMENTS Consultation Response · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Pakenham 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 ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Bridge House, Grade II, 37 m away · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 27 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Pakenham built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £480,000 in August 2024. Detached house, freehold.

6 August 2024£480,000
22 February 2004£266,500New build

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

Building

Floor area129 m² (1,389 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
IP31 2JU
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Pakenham & Troston
Parish
Pakenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than West Suffolk's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 96% of householder applications here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
278decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15027516
Planning Portal ref
PP-15027516
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.