Thurston planning approval rate
Thurston ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 91.6% approval rate based on 822 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 91.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.6%
ward approval rate
822
Decisions
753
Approved
69
Refused
91.4%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Thurston is broadly in line with the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Thurston compares
Thurston ward
91.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
91.4%
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Recent decisions in Thurston
Householder Application - Erection of a Single storey, orangery infill extension · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Householder Application - Erection of an attached cartlodge · Wed 12 Aug 2026
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 5 No. 9m light wooden poles · Tue 11 Aug 2026
Householder Application - Retention of annexe (following conversion from double · Tue 04 Aug 2026
Hybrid Planning Application -FullPlanning application: Erection of 3no. dwelling · Fri 10 Jul 2026
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In Babergh Mid Suffolk, 1 in 12 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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