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Babergh planning applications
7,297 applications. 93% approved. 49 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 7,297 planning applications from Babergh. 3,243 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 93% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Babergh takes a median of 50 days to decide a planning application, ranking 20 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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DC/26/03983 Awaiting decision
Bridge House The Green Beyton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AJ
Local Listed Building Consent Order- Class A
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DC/26/03958 Awaiting decision
Hadleigh High School Highlands Road Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5HU
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00835 - Part discharge of Condition 21 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) for the MUGA Pitches and Ground Source heat Pumps only.
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DC/26/03971 Awaiting decision
The Homestead The Street Brome And Oakley Eye Suffolk IP23 8AE
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00687 - Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)
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DC/26/03963 Awaiting decision
Land North Of Newfield House Bells Lane Glemsford Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/03847 - Condition 9 (Surface Water Discharge Prevention) and 27 (Landscaping)
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DC/26/03969 Awaiting decision
Land At Eye Airfield Castleton Way Eye Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for 3563/15 - Part discharge of Condition 12 (Renewables Details) in relation to phase 2 (plots 139-143, 145-152, 155-158, 169,186) only.
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DC/26/03966 Awaiting decision
Hadleigh High School Highlands Road Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5HU
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00385 - Conditions 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), 13 (Hard and Soft landscaping Scheme ), 14 (Landscape Management Plan), 16 (Design Details of The MUGA), 19 (Design Specification of the Sports Hall) and 27 (Parking Details)
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DC/26/03972 Awaiting decision
Ipswich Road Harkstead Suffolk
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Erection of a 9m wooden pole
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DC/26/03965 Awaiting decision
Groveberry Lea Church Lane Claydon Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04357 - Condition 9 (Bin Storage and Presentation) and 13 (Sustainability)
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DC/26/03968 Awaiting decision
Groton Cottage 8 Ellis Street Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5HH
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Holly (T1) by 1m in height and reduce the width to create a ball shaped crown. Reduce crown of 1 No. Greengage (T2) by no more than 1m and remove deadwood
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DC/26/03967 Awaiting decision
Unit 9 Crowcroft Road Industrial Estate Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7HR
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01829 - Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan)
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DC/26/03935 Awaiting decision
Bypass Nurseries London Road Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JR
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT412/T1 - Reduce 1 No. Oak (T1) by 1-3m and reduce over charging station by 1.5 to 2.5m
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DC/26/03934 Awaiting decision
22 King Street Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2EN
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01545 - Conditions 5 (Internal Doors)
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DC/26/03944 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 8 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03951 Awaiting decision
12 Bear Street Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4HX
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of 1 No. Maple (T1) by approximately 2 metres.
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DC/26/03923 Awaiting decision
Corner Bungalow Tye Lane Willisham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4SP
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT 435/T1 - Reduce 1 No. Oak (T1) by 5m all over.
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DC/26/03919 Awaiting decision
Amber Cottage The Street Lawshall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4QA
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03246 - 4 (Rainwater Goods), 5 (External Facing Materials) and 8 (Mechanical Ventilation)
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DC/26/03938 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 7 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03906 Awaiting decision
Acorns Wickerstreet Green Kersey Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6EY
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01451 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy
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DC/26/03902 Awaiting decision
Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3XU
Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden
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DC/26/03921 Awaiting decision
Manor House 4 Duke Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DR
Householder Application - Installation of 4 no. windows
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DC/26/03922 Awaiting decision
Manor House 4 Duke Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DR
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of 4 no. windows
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DC/26/03903 Awaiting decision
Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3XU
Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden
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DC/26/03894 Awaiting decision
Land At Debenham Sewage Treatment Works Thorpe Lane Debenham IP14 6NG
Prior Approval application for telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). Arqiva smart metering 1no. Omni at 13.45m mean mounted on 12.0m streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering 1no. GPS antenna at 12.0m mean mounted on streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering 1no. 3G omni antenna at 4.19m mean mounted on streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering equipment enclosure.
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DC/26/03917 Awaiting decision
35 Bear Street Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4HX
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of cement render to front elevation of property. Replace with lambs wool insulation, new laths and chalk lime plaster.
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DC/26/03920 Awaiting decision
Old Babergh District Council Offices Corks Lane Hadleigh Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02318 - Conditions 3 (Timber Frame Works) and 4 (Roofing Materials)
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DC/26/03893 Awaiting decision
Buxtons Old Bury Road Alpheton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BT
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05546 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy)
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DC/26/03876 Awaiting decision
Hill Farm Lavenham Road Brent Eleigh Sudbury CO10 9PB
Full Planning Application - Change of use of commercial building to 1no. dwelling and associated alterations
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DC/26/03879 Awaiting decision
Flint Lodge Newton Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2RN
Application for Listed Building Consent - Additional Repairs to flintwork and external elevations as per statement
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DC/26/03865 Awaiting decision
5 Brook Park Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1HJ
Application for Works to Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order ES83/T4 - Reduce 1 No Lime (T1) by 1/3.
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DC/26/03885 Awaiting decision
The Gables 4 The Street Assington Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5LH
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02078 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
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DC/26/03873 Awaiting decision
Church Farm Church Road Bentley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2DA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Oak (T1)
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DC/26/03883 Awaiting decision
Braham Hall Brantham Hill Brantham Manningtree Suffolk CO11 1NN
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04586 - Condition 21 (Level 2 Historic Building Record)
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DC/26/03866 Awaiting decision
Meadow House Foysters Hall Monks Eleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7AX
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Overall crown reduction by approximately 2 metres to:T1- Silver birch, T2- Alder, T3- Pin Oak and T4- False Acacia. Overall crown reduction by approximately 1 metre to: T5- Walnut, T6- Walnut and T7- Maple.
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DC/26/03856 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 8 Retention and Removal of Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows Plan for Stage 4.2 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03844 Awaiting decision
30 Egremont Street Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7SA
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Pine (T1), Pollard 1 No. Eucalyptus (T2) at 6ft, Reduce 1 No. Silver Birch (T3) by 8ft in height and reshape sides by maximum 2mtrs. Reduce and Reshape 1 No. Cherry (T4) by 25% and Reduce and Reshape 1 No. Yew (T5) by 25%
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DC/26/03860 Awaiting decision
Kendall Rise Hadleigh Road Elmsett Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6ND
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Alterations to the existing detached garage, including internal subdivision and alterations to external openings; Erection of a front entrance porch.
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DC/26/03846 Awaiting decision
Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer And Storage
Consultation on EIA Scoping Opinion for the Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage NSIP
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DC/26/03850 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of details reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 6 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03858 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Detials reserved by Requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 4.2 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03821 Awaiting decision
4 Egremont Street Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 7SA
Application for Listed Building Consent - Repair of a ground floor window
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DC/26/03828 Awaiting decision
Suffolk House Ixworth Road Norton Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/03760 - Condition 13 (Highways Licence), 15 (Construction Management Plan), 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 21 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 22 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme)
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DC/26/03822 Awaiting decision
Over Hall Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1PW
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01021 - Conditions 3 (Brickworks Repairs), 4 (Materials), 5 (Sample Panel of Brickwork) and 6 (Joinery Repairs)
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DC/26/03845 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 6 - Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 - pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve area(s) - where no further archaeological investigation is required at land in the vicinity of Trenches 380-386 - as marked on the attached plans.
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DC/26/03841 Awaiting decision
Hillside 14 Stoke Road Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4JD
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Pear (T1)
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DC/26/03813 Awaiting decision
99 Ballingdon Street Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2BP
Application for Listed Building Consent - Structural repair, stabilisation and conservation works to the historic timber frame and roof structure, including replacement and repair of deteriorated structural timbers, together with associated works to historic and later alterations.
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DC/26/03829 Awaiting decision
Land West Of Suffolk House Ixworth Road Norton Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00562 - Conditions 16 (Construction Management Plan), 19 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 21 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 22 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme)
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DC/26/03816 Awaiting decision
Land South Of Woodfield Lane Woodfield Lane Stutton IP9 2ST
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Two existing timber-framed buildings situated towards the northern boundary of the site adjacent to Woodfield Lane, as identified on the submitted site location plan.
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DC/26/03842 Awaiting decision
The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
Submission of Details reserved by Requirement 4(a) - Construction Environmental Management Plan for Stages 6-8 of the authorised development pursuant to the The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024
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DC/26/03834 Awaiting decision
Land East And West Of Aubrey Drive Sudbury Part In The Parish Of Chilton
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/06676 - 3 (Surface Water Managemet Strategy), 4 (Surface Water Management Strategy - Implementation and maintenance), 6 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 10 (Archaeological Works), 13 (Construction Management - Environmental protection), 14 (Construction Management - Highway Safety) and 15 (Landscaping Scheme)
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DC/26/03818 Awaiting decision
Recreation Ground School Road Coddenham Suffolk
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 9m wooden pole
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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DC/26/00698 Refused
6 Little Gulls Capel St Mary IP9 2EZ
Planning Application. Erection of 2no dwellings.
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DC/26/02932 Granted
Rectory Cottage Old Rectory Lane Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4HQ
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04287 - Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 8 (Foul Drainage Scheme), Condition 12 (Electric Vehicle Charging), Condition 13 (Refuse Storage Details), Condition 14 (Cycle Storage), Condition 16 (Soft Landscaping Scheme), Condition 18 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan)
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DC/26/03652 Granted
Olive Tree Cottage Whatfield Road Nedging With Naughton Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7BP
Application for a Non-material Amendment relating to DC/22/03626 - Addition of one roof window in en-suite
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DC/26/02619 Granted
5, 7, 11 And 15-21 (odd) Pightle Grove, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0T
Confirmation of Compliance with Conditions for DC/19/03840 and DC/18/00229
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DC/26/01548 Granted
Former Downs Garage Site Southgate Street Long Melford CO10 9HU
Full Planning Application - Erection of 9 No. Houses.
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DC/26/02408 Granted
The Croft Church Road Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4BJ
Householder Application - Installation of free-standing post for siting of EV Charger adjacent to Listed Building.
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DC/26/02159 Granted
Rectory Cottage 173 Ipswich Road Helmingham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6EQ
Full Planning Application - Change of use from residential dwelling to storage use
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DC/26/03619 Granted
High Street Bildeston Suffolk
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 13M Light pole
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DC/26/00757 Withdrawn
The Nissen Hut Papermill Lane Bramford IP8 4BX
Planning Application. Self-Build conversion of the Nissen Hut to 1no dwelling retaining the structural steel frame.
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DC/26/02035 Granted
Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06288 - Conditions 60 (Written scheme of investigation) and part discharge of 61 (Archaeology Post Investigation) for plots 14 to 18 only.
The full record
Decisions between 2005 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 6,261 decisions from Babergh between 2005 and 2026, part of 7,297 applications on record. Over that period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 5,345 granted against 441 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 2,646 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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0500/05/ Refused
Land Off Thorpe Hall Road Horham Suffolk IP21 5EA
Erection of 3 polytunnels and 1 potting shed with compost bins.
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BIE/16/01763 Granted
Village Clocks Little St Marys Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9LQ
Duty walk-in - 19/[email protected] - Purchasing property, removing outbuilding, carry out internal works to convert property to dwellinghouse
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4166/16 Decided
Land Adjacent To Wetherden Road Elmswell
Regulation 5 request for a Screening Opinion in respect of a proposed residential development at land adjacent to Wetherden Road, Elmswell
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4165/16 Decided
Land East Of Warren Lane Elmswell
Regulation 5 request for a Screening Opinion in respect of proposed residential development at Land East of Warren Lane, Elmswell, Suffolk
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B/16/01310 Granted
1-3 Chapel Street Bildeston Ipswich IP7 7EP
Removal of 2 no. Walnut trees.
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B/16/01554 Granted
109 George Street Hadleigh Ipswich IP7 5BP
Removal of 1 no. Wild Cherry tree
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4967/16 Granted
Walnut Tree Cottage Moats Tye Combs IP14 2EX
Non material amendment sought following grant of planning permission 1831/14. Identical double doors on both sides of garage. Windows to be removed and boarded the full length of building. Log store to be fully enclosed. Brick plinth as the garage on the three external sides. Weather board across front.
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0015/17 Decided
Land On The North Side Of Norton Road Thurston
Request for screening opinion in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (EIAA) Regulations 2015
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0238/17 Granted
Walnut Tree Cottage The Street Hunston Bury St Edmunds IP31 3EL
Removal of 2 sycamore trees ( A & B) Crown reduction and reshaping of Norway maple (C).
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BIE/17/00530 Granted
Little Spencers Gaston Street East Bergholt Colchester CO7 6SF
Duty drop in 16/03/17 - Erection of single storey side extension
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 2,045 63%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 870 27%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 328 10%
Planning agents in Babergh
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Wincer Kievenaar Architects Ltd 96% granted overall 77
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Beech Architects Limited 85% granted overall 61
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Hollins Architects & Surveyors 90% granted overall 54
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Peter Wells Architects Limited 85% granted overall 49
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Nick Peasland Architectural Services Limited 93% granted overall 49
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Evolution Town Planning Ltd 98% granted overall 43
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whymark moulton ltd 92% granted overall 43
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Tim Moll Architecture LTD 98% granted overall 40
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Babergh
- Alton 31
- Assington 132
- Bacton 83
- Badwell Ash 44
- Barking & Somersham 25
- Battisford & Ringshall 70
- Berners 28
- Blakenham 55
- Box Vale 150
- Boxford 49
- Bramford 40
- Bramford & Blakenham 80
- Brantham 44
- Brett Vale 178
- Brook 78
- Bures St Mary & Nayland 171
- Capel St Mary 45
- Chadacre 224
- Chilton 39
- Claydon & Barham 177
- Combs Ford 25
- Copdock & Washbrook 131
- Debenham 124
- Dodnash 51
- East Bergholt 97
- Elmswell & Norton 48
- Elmswell & Woolpit 110
- Eye 133
- Fressingfield 136
- Ganges 47
- Gislingham 132
- Glemsford And Stanstead 28
- Great Cornard 62
- Hadleigh North 90
- Hadleigh South 150
- Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden 126
- Helmingham & Coddenham 36
- Hoxne 35
- Hoxne & Worlingworth 115
- Lavenham 266
- Long Melford 223
- Lower Brett 35
- Mendlesham 117
- Mid Samford 31
- Nayland 38
- Needham Market 186
- North Cosford 97
- North West Cosford 98
- Onehouse 92
- Orwell 106
- Palgrave 190
- Rattlesden 162
- Rickinghall 129
- Rickinghall & Walsham 78
- Ringshall 28
- South East Cosford 143
- Sproughton & Pinewood 86
- St Peter's 57
- Stonham 107
- Stour 76
- Stow Thorney 69
- Stowmarket Central 28
- Stowmarket North 28
- Stradbroke & Laxfield 169
- Sudbury North West 106
- Sudbury South 52
- Sudbury South West 81
- The Stonhams 35
- Thurston 238
- Thurston & Hessett 42
- Waldingfield 41
- Walsham-le-Willows 138
- Wetheringsett 39
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Babergh decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Babergh decided 3243 planning applications. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Babergh?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 49 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Babergh decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 3243 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 63% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 90% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Babergh decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 6261 decisions from Babergh between 2005 and 2026, out of 7,297 applications on record. Across that whole period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Babergh?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 401 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Babergh's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Babergh: 7,297 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 3,243 decided, 93% approved, median 49 days to a decision. 3,767 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2005 and 2026: 6,261 in total, 92% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.