Elmswell & Woolpit planning approval rate
Elmswell & Woolpit ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 91.4% approval rate based on 81 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 91.8%.
Last updated: April 2026
91.4%
ward approval rate
81
Decisions
74
Approved
7
Refused
91.8%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Elmswell & Woolpit is broadly in line with the Babergh Mid Suffolk average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Elmswell & Woolpit compares
Elmswell & Woolpit ward
91.4%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
91.8%
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Recent decisions in Elmswell & Woolpit
Householder Application - Erection of a single-storey extension and loft convers · Fri 16 Jan 2026
Application for Listed Building Consent - Remove existing window and brickwork b · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Householder Application - Remove existing window and brickwork below to form a n · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Householder Application - To plant an instant English Yew (Taxus baccata) and re · Wed 17 Dec 2025
Householder Application - Erection of single storey side/rear extension and conv · Thu 11 Nov 2021
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In Babergh Mid Suffolk, 1 in 12 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Babergh Mid Suffolk
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,444 decisions.