The Potting Shed Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/01714 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of single storey front extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2025
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Validated
22 Jul 2025
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Consultation
25 Jul 2025
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Approved
16 Sept 2025

Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PLANNING PERMISSION - GRANT Decision · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT 00567 THE POTTING SHED L2 FRA AA Report · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF PROPOSED AND EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Drawing Amended · 22 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING/PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 914/24/003REV A Drawing Superseded · 10 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 7 May 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Long Melford 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 ↗
30 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Bourchier Galleries, House and Shop, Grade II*, 43 m away · 1 Grade II*, 29 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 30 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 447 m away: The Railway Walks; Scheduled monument 247 m away: Roman villa at Liston Lane; Inside the Long Melford 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

Checked on 2 November 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 1

Last sold for £250,000 in November 2009. Detached house, freehold.

11 November 2009£250,000

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

Building

Floor area111 m² (1,195 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (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
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
CO10 9JT
Received
9 Apr 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
KHA Design LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 93% of householder applications here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
696decided 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.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13924419
Planning Portal ref
PP-13924419
Neighbours
25 Jul 2025
Consultation
25 Jul 2025
Comments by
15 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
16 Apr 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Householder Application - Erection of first floor rear extension
DC/24/04941
2024 Refused
Householder Application - Erection of first floor rear extension
DC/24/04941
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Almacks Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk
Application for works protected by Tree Preservation Order WS87/T13 - Pollard 1No Lime Tr…
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2024 Withdrawn
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2024 Withdrawn
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DC/24/05473
2024 Approved
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Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement front door and frame to a solid oak…
DC/24/04653
2024 Approved
Magpie Cottage Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement front door and frame to a solid oak…
DC/24/04653
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Holgate Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Application for Listed Building Consent. Works to facilitate change of use from Class E i…
DC/24/02986
2024 Refused
Holgate Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Planning Application. Change of use of Class E insurance offices to 1no dwellinghouse. Al…
DC/24/02985
2024 Refused
Holgate Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Planning Application. Change of use of Class E insurance offices to 1no dwellinghouse. Al…
DC/24/02985
2024 Approved
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Application for Listed Building Consent. Erection of single storey lean to extension, the…
DC/24/00611
2024 Approved
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Application for Listed Building Consent. Erection of single storey lean to extension, the…
DC/24/00611
2024 Approved
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey lean-to extension including thermal…
DC/24/00610
2024 Approved
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey lean-to extension including thermal…
DC/24/00610
2023 Withdrawn
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey lean to extension inc…
DC/23/05678
2023 Withdrawn
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Householder Application - Erection of single storey lean to extension including changing…
DC/23/05452
2023 Withdrawn
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey lean to extension inc…
DC/23/05678
2023 Withdrawn
Linden House Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Householder Application - Erection of single storey lean to extension including changing…
DC/23/05452
2023 Approved
2 Dairy Cottages Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Proposal to prune back x1 Acer (T…
DC/23/05808
2023 Approved
2 Dairy Cottages Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Proposal to prune back x1 Acer (T…
DC/23/05808
2016 Approved
Almacks Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9JT
Reduce 1 no. Mulberry tree (T1) by 30% and reduce crown of 1 no. Magnolia tree (T2).
B/16/01252
2016 Approved
Melford Court Nursing Home Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9JB
Works to lift and face back 1 no. Beech tree (T2), take back 3 limbs by 1.5 meters and to…
B/16/00868
2016 Approved
Melford Valley Tandoori Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9JT
Installation of a commercial kitchen extraction system (retention of).
B/16/00378
2016 Approved
Melford Valley Tandoori Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9JT
Application for Listed Building Consent- Installation of a commercial kitchen extraction…
B/16/00379
2016 Approved
Almacks Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9JT
Yew - To reduce the sides by 1 - 1.5metres and shape. To reduce the height by 8 feet and…
B/16/00324
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
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.