The Old Forge Worlingworth Road Horham Eye Suffolk IP21 5EF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03344 - Householder Planning Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Householder Application - Extension to existing cart lodge including provision of 2 dormer windows and part conversion to provide additional living accommodation to existing dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Validated
6 Aug 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PLANNING PERMISSION - GRANT Decision · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Report · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: The Old Forge
List entry 1180941 · 6 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 253 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
IP21 5EF
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Hoxne & Worlingworth
Parish
Horham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
portland planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
671decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14784943
Planning Portal ref
PP-14784943
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2018 Approved
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DC/18/00964
2018 Approved
Land To West Of Junction Between Athelington Road & Worlingworth Road Horham Eye IP21 5EF
Planning Application. Erection of replacement agricultural building and polytunnel.
DC/18/00964
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

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