Long Melford planning approval rate
Long Melford ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 94.1% approval rate based on 581 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 86.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.1%
ward approval rate
581
Decisions
547
Approved
34
Refused
86.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Long Melford is 7.5 percentage points above the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Long Melford compares
Long Melford ward
94.1%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Long Melford
Householder Application - Repainting of external render and brickwork, and repla · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Full Planning Application - Erection of 9 No. Houses. · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Full Planning Application - Erection of timber framed, three bay cartlodge. · Tue 08 Sep 2026
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension · Mon 07 Sep 2026
Householder Application -Erection of a single storey rear extension, two storey · Thu 06 Aug 2026
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