Laurel Dene The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

1. 8 Jul 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 9 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Babergh took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Laurel Dene The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

  DC/26/02931 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 0m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Single Storey Extension

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Wilwyn Cottage The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

  DC/26/02824 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 38m away

  Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of fibre optic broadband as an upgrade from existing "copper based "system.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

• Wilwyn Cottage The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

  DC/26/02824 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 38m away

  Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of fibre optic broadband as an upgrade from existing "copper based "system.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

• Orchard House The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

  DC/17/05812 Submitted 20 Nov 2017 53m away

  Householder Application- Erection of two-storey side extension with single-storey lean-to porch (following demolition of existing flat roof garage and workshop), lean-to roof and porch to front, fenestration alterations, detached cartlodge/garage/workshop to front, and alteration to driveway.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Orchard House The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

  DC/17/05812 Submitted 20 Nov 2017 53m away

  Householder Application- Erection of two-storey side extension with single-storey lean-to porch (following demolition of existing flat roof garage and workshop), lean-to roof and porch to front, fenestration alterations, detached cartlodge/garage/workshop to front, and alteration to driveway.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• May Cottage The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ

  DC/17/05023 Submitted 3 Oct 2017 56m away

  Listed Building Consent Application. Erection of a cart lodge following demolition of garage.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 13 docs

• 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.

  4 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03764 Awaiting decision

  1 Clarke Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1BE

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Erection of rear extension in brick and slate to match the existing dwelling

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Awaiting decision

  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.

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/02837 Granted

  Abbey House Rectory Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QZ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - The proposal is for a new outbuilding (Store) that is for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. the proposal does not create any new site access or areas of hard standing or enclosure. Please see drawing 1552-01-02B

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development