Elmswell & Woolpit planning approval rate
Elmswell & Woolpit ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 93.7% approval rate based on 558 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 91.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.7%
ward approval rate
558
Decisions
523
Approved
35
Refused
91.4%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Elmswell & Woolpit sits slightly above the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, with a 2.3 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Elmswell & Woolpit compares
Elmswell & Woolpit ward
93.7%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
91.4%
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Recent decisions in Elmswell & Woolpit
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered, all other · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 10m Light wooden pole · Wed 08 Jul 2026
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