Needham Market planning approval rate
Needham Market ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 89.5% approval rate based on 617 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 86.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.5%
ward approval rate
617
Decisions
552
Approved
65
Refused
86.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Needham Market sits slightly above the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, with a 2.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Needham Market compares
Needham Market ward
89.5%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Needham Market
Full Planning Application - Change of use of agricultural barn to residential dw · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Full Planning Application - Construction of a single storey building for use as · Mon 21 Sep 2026
Householder Application - Erection of pitched roof over existing single storey f · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Planning Application - Change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden lan · Tue 25 Aug 2026
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