Babergh Mid Suffolk planning committee decisions
45 decisions from the committee's minutes, 3 Sep 2025 to 9 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
4.4% decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 142nd highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 45
- Approved
- 91.1%
- Against officer advice
- 4.4%
- Unanimous
- 57.9%
How Babergh Mid Suffolk compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 140 | Bridgend | 4.8% | 1 of 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Ards and North Down | 4.5% | 1 of 22 |
| 142 | Babergh Mid Suffolk | 4.4% | 2 of 45 |
| 143 | Colchester | 4.3% | 1 of 23 |
| 144 | Gravesham | 4% | 1 of 25 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Babergh Mid Suffolk's committee is more favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 88.4% of these decisions; the committee approved 93%, 4.7 points more.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Babergh Mid Suffolk leans further towards applicants than most.
Over the 43 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
91.1% approved and 6.7% refused. Of 38 decisions with a recorded vote, 22 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
2 of 45 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 2 of 2 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Cart lodge and noise bundTollgate Farm Norwich Road Mendlesham Stowmarket SuffolkOfficers advised refusal because the bund and acoustic fence would harm the listed building’s setting and historic landscape without public benefits.Approved
- 70-bed care homeGregory Mills Weavers Lane Sudbury SuffolkOfficers advised refusal because of design and heritage harm, noise concerns and the absence of a completed travel-plan agreement.Approved
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 1
July 2026 6
- One self-build dwellingFirst Floor Offices Unit 6 Bulmer Road Industrial Estate Brundon Lane SudburyRefused
- Community centre extensionCommunity Centre Timperleys Hintlesham Ipswich SuffolkApproved
- Birds of prey centreLand At Audley End Melford Road Lawshall SuffolkApproved
- Two commercial buildingsLand At Lawn Park Business Centre Warren Lane WoolpitApproved
- 50 homes and football pitchFormer Bacton Community Middle School (In The Parish Of Wyverstone) Wyverstone Road BactonApproved
- Egg incubatory building and four homesFormer Crown Chicken Factory The Street WeybreadApproved
June 2026 3
- Two marketing boardsZones 1 And 2 Gateway 14 Gostling Avenue StowmarketApproved
- Logistics warehouse unitPort One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham (Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham)Approved
- Community college redevelopmentThurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds SuffolkApproved
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