19 Smock Meadow Bildeston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7TG

1. 27 Nov 2025

   Received by Babergh

2. 28 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Was Lawful

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Babergh granted permission on 30 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 19 Smock Meadow Bildeston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7TG

  DC/25/05214 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Solar panels with battery storage to the roof of the house.

  Granted Lawful development 9 docs

• Minto House 72-76 High Street Bildeston Ipswich IP7 7EA

  BIE/17/00298 Submitted 7 Feb 2017 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~4 Apr

  Remove canted bay from rear elevation of LB, install French doors

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• Minto House 72-76 High Street Bildeston Ipswich IP7 7EA

  BIE/17/00298 Submitted 7 Feb 2017 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~4 Apr

  Remove canted bay from rear elevation of LB, install French doors

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• 80 High Street Bildeston Ipswich IP7 7EA

  B/16/01136 Submitted 16 Aug 2016 50 yards away

  Conversion and restoration of existing barn to 1 no. two-storey dwelling

  Granted Full applications 21 docs
  Domestic

• 80 High Street Bildeston Ipswich IP7 7EA

  B/16/01137 Submitted 16 Aug 2016 50 yards away

  Application for Listed Building consent - Works in connection with conversion of existing barn to 1 no. two-storey dwelling

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  Domestic

• 71 High Street Bildeston Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7ER

  DC/26/01599 Submitted 15 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Ash tree at the back of the garden against fence and overhanging neighbours property. Tree is a lapsed Pollard, I propose to to re-pollard it back to original points, leaving the main bole.

  Granted Trees 3 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/01935 Granted

  Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation

  Received 6 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Granted

  5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/04154 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03042 Granted

  Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03207 Granted

  Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Lawful development