Babergh planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Babergh District Council, updated daily. Babergh District Council received 505 planning applications in the last 90 days, 7 of them major schemes. 87% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 55 days.
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Recent applications in Babergh
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land At Cranes Hill South-east Of Wades Lane Shotley
Agricultural water reservoir of about 20 million gallons, Shotley, Babergh. Creates a 12.4 hectare storage reservoir for irrigation at full planning stage, an EIA development. Earthworks, lining membranes, pumping and intake pipework are the packages for civil contractors and pipe suppliers.
GroundworksDrainageM&E
Land To East Of Knights Farm Knights Farm Lane Harkstead Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1BZ
1,287 sqm agricultural grain store, Harkstead, at prior approval stage. A new free-standing grain store on farmland at Knights Farm, assessed under GPDO Part 6 Class A. Steel frame, roof and wall cladding, concrete yard and drainage packages are open to Suffolk steel fabricators and cladding…
GroundworksSteelRoofing
Vacant Land At Ipswich Road/Ellen Aldous Avenue Hadleigh IP7 6BE
Padel centre and drive-thru restaurant scheme, Hadleigh, full application stage. Erects a 938 sqm building with two padel courts and a drive-thru restaurant on a 0.48 hectare vacant site. Groundworks, roofing, M&E and car park surfacing packages suit regional contractors, with padel court flooring…
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Leeward Lodge 145 Bures Road Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JG
2-dwelling self-build scheme, outline permission sought, Great Cornard. Outline application for two self-build homes at Leeward Lodge, Bures Road, to establish the principle before reserved matters. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing subcontractors can target the plots, with M&E and drainage to…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
12 Clarence Road Sudbury CO10 1NJ
Four-dwelling new-build scheme, Sudbury, full application stage. Erects four new homes on Clarence Road, following an earlier outline consent for two dwellings on the same site. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local builders and merchants, with M&E following.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
College Farm Back Road Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3NT
Listed building consent for single dwelling and annexe, Hintlesham, Suffolk. Converts a curtilage-listed outbuilding and adds an annexe after demolishing two outbuildings, following Class MA prior approval. Heritage masonry, lime repointing and traditional joinery suit specialist subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
The Forge Church Road Redlingfield Suffolk
Single-dwelling conversion of The Forge, Redlingfield, Suffolk, at full application stage. Converts and extends an existing building into one single-storey self-build home on a small 0.03 ha plot. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages suit local trades, with brickwork and insulation for the…
RoofingJoineryGlazing
Box Tree Farm Balls Hill Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7PZ
Section 73 variation to rural Hitcham barn and extension scheme, amendment stage. Revises drawings for extensions, a pig barn replacement, and conversion of two barns into a party room and guest accommodation. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery packages for the barn works could be…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Rookery Farm Wenham Road Copdock And Washbrook IP8 3EZ
Barn conversion and extension to one dwelling, Copdock, full application. Converts Rookery Farm's former agricultural barn into one home with extension, land change of use and revised access. Roofing, masonry repair, joinery and glazing for the barn, plus groundworks and hard landscaping for the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
College Farm Back Road Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3NT
Single dwelling with annexe and outbuilding conversion, Hintlesham, full application. Erects one home with annexe alongside a curtilage-listed outbuilding conversion, after demolishing two outbuildings, at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages lead the new build, while…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Flint Barn Westhorpe Road Wyverstone Suffolk
Single-dwelling barn conversion, Wyverstone, Suffolk. Converts Flint Barn into one dwellinghouse on a 0.19 hectare site at full application stage. Structural timber repairs, roofing, joinery and insulation to the existing barn fabric are the packages for local specialists.
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
Flint Barn Westhorpe Road Wyverstone Suffolk
Single-dwelling listed barn conversion, Wyverstone, listed building consent stage. Converts a listed agricultural barn into one dwellinghouse, seeking heritage consent for the works. Lime repointing, traditional joinery and conservation roofing suit heritage-accredited subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
1 Woodfield Lane Stutton Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2ST
Replacement dwelling and outbuildings, Stutton, full application, retrospective demolition. Existing cottages already demolished; a new house, home office and cart lodge are proposed on the 0.15-hectare plot. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and glazing packages suit local subcontractors…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Holgate Hall Street Long Melford CO10 9JA
Office-to-dwelling conversion, Long Melford, full application stage. Converts a Class E insurance office into one dwellinghouse under full planning, with alterations set out in a schedule of works. Internal fit-out, M&E rewiring and plumbing, joinery and insulation upgrades are the packages for…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Primrose Cottage Parliament Heath Groton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5ER
Pre-start notice for listed building works, Primrose Cottage, Groton. It notifies Babergh of works to a locally listed cottage before they begin, but the scope is not stated. Likely joinery, brickwork and conservation repair packages, so approach the owner's contractor before the start date.
BrickworkJoinery
Planning appeals in Babergh District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Babergh District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Babergh District Council, raw rate
28%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.6 percentage points below expected. Babergh District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
453 appeals counted, 440 judged either way (123 allowed, 317 dismissed), 13 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 26% | 28.8% | 338 | 335 | 87 |
| Householder (HAS) | 40.9% | 35.6% | 69 | 66 | 27 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 18.8% | 25% | 18 | 16 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 57.1% | 36.9% | 7 | 7 | 4 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Babergh District Council
Babergh District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Babergh District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent9 homes
- Affordable rent8 homes
- Shared ownership11 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Babergh District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder90% (282 decided)
- other87% (259 decided)
- residential80% (61 decided)
- commercial85% (26 decided)
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