Thurston planning approval rate
Thurston ward in Babergh Mid Suffolk has a 91.6% approval rate based on 826 planning decisions. Babergh Mid Suffolk overall: 86.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.6%
ward approval rate
826
Decisions
757
Approved
69
Refused
86.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk average
Thurston sits slightly above the Babergh Mid Suffolk average, with a 5.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Thurston compares
Thurston ward
91.6%
Babergh Mid Suffolk overall
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Thurston
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey front extension · Fri 18 Sep 2026
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
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