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Lavenham planning approval rate

Lavenham ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 92.8% approval rate based on 195 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 91.8%.

Last updated: April 2026

92.8%
ward approval rate
195
Decisions
181
Approved
14
Refused
91.8%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average

Lavenham is broadly in line with the Babergh Mid Suffolk average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Lavenham compares

Lavenham ward (195 decided)
92.8%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall (3,444 decided)
91.8%
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Recent decisions in Lavenham

Householder Application - Erection of a Single storey rear extension · Tue 27 Jan 2026
Approved
Householder Application - Erection of home gym/music room. · Wed 31 Dec 2025
Approved
Householder Application - External alterations involving new entrance door-set, · Wed 17 Dec 2025
Approved
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey side extension · Mon 15 Dec 2025
Approved
Planning Application - Change of use of 6 Church Street from Residential to Dent · Thu 25 Nov 2021
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,444 decisions.

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