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Chilton planning approval rate

Chilton ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 97.3% approval rate based on 148 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 86.6%.

Last updated: September 2026

97.3%
ward approval rate
148
Decisions
144
Approved
4
Refused
86.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average

Chilton is 10.7 percentage points above the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How Chilton compares

Chilton ward (148 decided)
97.3%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall (8,990 decided)
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Chilton

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