Long Melford planning approval rate
Long Melford ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 95.0% approval rate based on 140 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: May 2026
95.0%
ward approval rate
140
Decisions
133
Approved
7
Refused
92.3%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Long Melford sits slightly above the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, with a 2.7 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Long Melford compares
Long Melford ward
95.0%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Long Melford
Householder application - Erection of a single storey flat roof rear extension · Thu 08 Jan 2026
Application for Listed Building Consent - Addition of wall and 2no. doors intern · Wed 07 Jan 2026
Householder Application - Erection of two storey side extension, single storey s · Fri 02 Jan 2026
Householder Application - Erection of a brick wall (Following removal of existin · Mon 15 Dec 2025
Householder Application - Erection of two-storey rear extension (following the d · Mon 21 Feb 2022
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