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Elmswell & Woolpit planning approval rate

Elmswell & Woolpit ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 93.9% approval rate based on 114 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 92.3%.

Last updated: May 2026

93.9%
ward approval rate
114
Decisions
107
Approved
7
Refused
92.3%
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 (114 decided)
93.9%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall (4,495 decided)
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Elmswell & Woolpit

Householder Application - Erection of a single-storey extension and loft convers · Fri 16 Jan 2026
Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent - Remove existing window and brickwork b · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Approved
Householder Application - Remove existing window and brickwork below to form a n · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Approved
Householder Application - To plant an instant English Yew (Taxus baccata) and re · Wed 17 Dec 2025
Approved
Householder Application - Erection of side parking canopy with storage above; Er · Mon 07 Mar 2022
Approved

What gets approved near your property?

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