Elmswell & Woolpit planning approval rate
Elmswell & Woolpit ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 93.5% approval rate based on 540 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: August 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
540
Decisions
505
Approved
35
Refused
91.2%
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
93.5%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
91.2%
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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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