Planning application
Yeomans Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
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Proposal
Householder Application - Installation of PV Panels to existing garage roof
As published by the council, reference DC/26/04077
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/04077
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Polstead
- Postcode
- CO6 5AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/00048 Granted
Yeomans Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Conifer (T1), Fell 1 No. Hawthorn (T2) and Fell 1 No. Laburnum (T3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2026
Received by Babergh
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21 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 November 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Box Valley Architectural Design Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2019 · Ipswich
87 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided householder applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Yeomans Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Conifer (T1), Fell 1 No. Hawthorn (T2) and Fell 1 No. Laburnum (T3)
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Yeomans Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Conifer (T1), Fell 1 No. Hawthorn (T2) and Fell 1 No. Laburnum (T3)
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Springfield Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Re-pollard 1No Willow tree back to previous points.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Mulberry Tree Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
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Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 15 docs -
Mulberry Tree Cottage Mill Street Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AD
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00321 - Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Rainwater Goods), 5 (Schedule of works) and 6 (Fenestration)
Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 15 docs -
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Granted 3 docs
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