Babergh District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Babergh District Council decided more than 3,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Babergh District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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17 August 2026 · Refused
Former Site Of Mulberry House, Milton Road, Stowmarket · DC/26/02674
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13 August 2026 · Refused
Land Off Middleton Road Sudbury CO10 7LJ · DC/26/01930
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28 July 2026 · Approved
Chilton Woods Mixed Development Land North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk · DC/25/05426
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Glebe Way Mendlesham Suffolk · DC/24/04832
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Land At Norton Road And Land At Barrells Road Thurston Suffolk IP31 3QJ And IP31 3SF · DC/23/02429
Figures for Babergh District Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 30%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 40 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Babergh District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is a suitable location for development with respect to the development strategy for the area and its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • the effect of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location, including the accessibility of the site to services and facilities. • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.