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Stow Thorney planning approval rate

Stow Thorney ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 96.1% approval rate based on 307 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 86.6%.

Last updated: September 2026

96.1%
ward approval rate
307
Decisions
295
Approved
12
Refused
86.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average

Stow Thorney is 9.5 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 Stow Thorney compares

Stow Thorney ward (307 decided)
96.1%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall (8,990 decided)
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Stow Thorney

Householder Application -Erection of single storey extensions ยท Thu 13 Aug 2026
Approved

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