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DC/25/04622 - Non Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to - Amend front pedestrian access from ramp and steps to disability compliant steps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
25 Nov 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Dedham Vale National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Nayland 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 9 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.

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Important details

Application type
Non Material Amendment
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 14 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009708 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Optimum Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 4 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 43 for amendments. Approved, as 92% of amendments here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
351decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14417955
Planning Portal ref
PP-14417955
Consultation
23 Oct 2025
Comments by
13 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Nov 2025
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