2 Back Hills Cottages Back Hills Botesdale IP22 1DW

1. 14 Jan 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 19 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Was Lawful

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Babergh granted permission on 10 February 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.

• 2 Back Hills Cottages Back Hills Botesdale IP22 1DW

  DC/26/00129 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the existing roof of the dwelling and to install 1no air source heat pump (ASHP) within the curtilage of the property.

  Granted Lawful development 3 docs
  Domestic

• Meldon Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW

  DC/26/02678 Submitted 23 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove three Laburnum Trees as they are damaging a 15 foot retaining wall onto the road.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Meldon Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW

  DC/26/02678 Submitted 23 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove three Laburnum Trees as they are damaging a 15 foot retaining wall onto the road.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Pantiles The Street Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1BX

  DC/26/04041 Submitted 16 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Cherry (T1) and 1 No. Laburnum (T2)

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• Walnut Tree Cottage Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW

  DC/26/01647 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Walnut (T1)

  Decided Trees 7 docs

• Walnut Tree Cottage Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW

  DC/26/02708 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown spread of 1 No. Oak Tree (T1) by up to 25% and balance as required.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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