Babergh Mid Suffolk planning approval rate

Babergh Mid Suffolk council approved 92.3% of planning applications and refused 7.7%, based on 4,495 decisions analysed. Ranked 144th out of 237 councils for strictness.

Last updated: May 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

92.3%

overall approval rate

4,495

Decisions analysed

4,148

Approved

347

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Babergh Mid Suffolk? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Babergh Mid Suffolk. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (2,034 decided)

91.2%

Discharge of Conditions (1,015 decided)

96.7%

Other (522 decided)

85.8%

Trees (443 decided)

98.4%

Listed Building (378 decided)

92.9%

Prior Approval (54 decided)

74.1%

Advertisement (34 decided)

94.1%

Certificate of Lawfulness (13 decided)

15.4%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Babergh Mid Suffolk — mined from 4,495 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (660 decided)

89.4%

New Build (565 decided)

81.2%

Rear Extension (509 decided)

94.3%

Extension (General) (363 decided)

88.7%

Outbuilding (334 decided)

90.1%

Side Extension (290 decided)

96.2%

Change of Use (Residential) (246 decided)

85.0%

Conservatory (154 decided)

96.1%

Front Extension (112 decided)

93.8%

Dormer (98 decided)

89.8%

Annex (94 decided)

83.0%

Loft Conversion (45 decided)

88.9%

Wraparound Extension (27 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Babergh Mid Suffolk. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Lavenham (243 decided)

93.4%

Chadacre (156 decided)

88.5%

Long Melford (140 decided)

95.0%

Thurston (139 decided)

91.4%

Bures St Mary & Nayland (132 decided)

92.4%

Box Vale (131 decided)

93.9%

Needham Market (130 decided)

90.0%

Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden (130 decided)

90.0%

Brett Vale (118 decided)

94.1%

South East Cosford (114 decided)

95.6%

Elmswell & Woolpit (114 decided)

93.9%

Claydon & Barham (113 decided)

90.3%

Stonham (112 decided)

89.3%

Rattlesden (110 decided)

88.2%

Copdock & Washbrook (110 decided)

91.8%

Hadleigh South (107 decided)

98.1%

Hoxne & Worlingworth (107 decided)

91.6%

Stradbroke & Laxfield (106 decided)

93.4%

Rickinghall (104 decided)

97.1%

Palgrave (103 decided)

88.3%

Wards in Babergh Mid Suffolk

Lavenham

93.4% approval · 243 decisions

Chadacre

88.5% approval · 156 decisions

Long Melford

95.0% approval · 140 decisions

Thurston

91.4% approval · 139 decisions

Bures St Mary & Nayland

92.4% approval · 132 decisions

Box Vale

93.9% approval · 131 decisions

Needham Market

90.0% approval · 130 decisions

Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden

90.0% approval · 130 decisions

Brett Vale

94.1% approval · 118 decisions

South East Cosford

95.6% approval · 114 decisions

Elmswell & Woolpit

93.9% approval · 114 decisions

Claydon & Barham

90.3% approval · 113 decisions

Stonham

89.3% approval · 112 decisions

Rattlesden

88.2% approval · 110 decisions

Copdock & Washbrook

91.8% approval · 110 decisions

Hadleigh South

98.1% approval · 107 decisions

Hoxne & Worlingworth

91.6% approval · 107 decisions

Stradbroke & Laxfield

93.4% approval · 106 decisions

Rickinghall

97.1% approval · 104 decisions

Palgrave

88.3% approval · 103 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Babergh Mid Suffolk, showing how the council decides real applications.

DC/26/00600

Development by a Statutory Undertaker -Erection of 2 No 9m Light Wooden Poles (2 · Claydon & Barham · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Approved

DC/26/00669

Class R - Change of use from agriculture to flexible use for cafe/restaurant. (7 · Chadacre · Tue 24 Feb 2026

Approved

DC/26/00662

Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 2 No Poles · Hadleigh North · Mon 23 Feb 2026

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →

What gets approved near your property?

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