4 Thompsons Meadow Crowfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9SU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03022 - Householder Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Householder Application - Installation of air source heat pump to side of property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 62. The consultation period closed on 7 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Crowfield built-up area; 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
IP6 9SU
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Stonham
Parish
Crowfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Octopus Energy Services

Decision outlook

Day 62, past the statutory target. 96% of householder applications in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 626 days past 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.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15046300
Neighbours
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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