Issue 15, 18th - 24th September, 2026

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Welcome to issue 15 of The Babergh & Mid Suffolk Briefing. A weekly plain-English summary of the public record from Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council: decisions made, money spent, planning applications and open consultations.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

⚠️ HAVE YOUR SAY — Comments on a licence variation for the Hare & Hounds, East Bergholt, close on 1 October.
• THE COUNTDOWN — The councils now state that May 2027 district elections will be held on existing boundaries and that the planned shadow unitary elections will not go ahead.
• IN THE CHAMBER — Babergh Council noted CIFCO Capital Ltd's 2025/26 performance and approved changes to the CIL Expenditure Framework; Mid Suffolk Council considers the same reports this evening.
• YOUR MONEY — Papers for the Joint Audit and Standards Committee record five consecutive years (2020/21 to 2024/25) of disclaimed audit opinions for both councils.
• PLANNING WATCH — Suffolk County Council has consulted Mid Suffolk on a southern extension to Barham Quarry for sand and gravel extraction.
• PLANNING WATCH — Nine houses granted on the former Downs Garage site, Southgate Street, Long Melford.
• JOBS & TENDERS — A Suffolk-wide Strategic Flood Risk Assessment covering both districts is out to tender until 19 October.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK: £1.026m — CIFCO Capital Ltd's net income to the two councils in 2025/26 (Babergh £0.399m, Mid Suffolk £0.627m).

IN THE CHAMBER

BABERGH COUNCIL NOTES CIFCO PERFORMANCE AND AMENDS CIL SPENDING RULES

Babergh Council met on 22 September 2026. By 26 votes to 1, it noted the trading activity and performance of CIFCO Capital Ltd, the councils' investment company, for the year to 31 March 2026. It also noted that Babergh's treasury management activity for 2025/26 complied with the approved Treasury Management Strategy and all Treasury Management Indicators, approved the amendments to the CIL Expenditure Framework and its Communications Strategy arising from the framework's eighth review, and noted the annual reports of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Joint Audit and Standards Committee. No petitions, public questions, councillor questions or motions on notice were received. Figures from the reports are in Your Money below.

Source: Babergh Council, 22 September 2026 — agenda and draft minutes

MID SUFFOLK COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING

Mid Suffolk Council meets at 5.30pm today, 24 September 2026, at Endeavour House, Ipswich. The agenda includes the same CIFCO, treasury management and CIL Expenditure Framework reports considered by Babergh; a report on funding for the new Sports and Community Pavilion and multi-use games area (MUGA) at Chilton Fields, Stowmarket; the Overview and Scrutiny and Joint Audit and Standards Committee annual reports; and a motion on notice asking the Leader to write to the relevant minister about recent national changes to planning policy, neighbourhood plan funding and councillor call-in of planning applications.

The Chilton Fields report recommends a grant of up to £50,000 to SRUFC to appoint a full-time-equivalent facilities manager for the pavilion, and an additional £350,000 of capital funding for the pavilion (£200,000 in 2026/27 and £150,000 in 2027/28), both from the Mid Suffolk Implementation Reserve. It records that the MUGA's pre-tender cost estimate has risen from £370,000 to £480,000. The sum proposed to forward-fund the MUGA is set out in a confidential appendix and has not been published.

Source: Mid Suffolk Council, 24 September 2026 — agenda; Report MC/26/17

FORWARD PLAN: PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR ENFORCEMENT POLICY ADDED

The Forthcoming Decisions List published on 18 September 2026 (V499) adds one new item: a Joint Enforcement Policy for the Private Rented Sector, due for decision by both Cabinets on 10 November 2026. The item "Funding Suffolk Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Transition Budget", listed in the previous version (V498) for decision on 22 October 2026, no longer appears.

Source: BMSDC Forthcoming Decisions List, September 2026 — V499

PLANNING WATCH

This section covers every planning application validated or decided in the two portal weeks from 7 to 20 September 2026, across Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council. Planning runs a few days behind the dates in this issue's title so that each weekly list is complete when we collect it. Full entries are given where an application involves new homes, a listed building, a change of use, commercial or agricultural development, infrastructure, or is otherwise of wider interest; every other application appears in the Full Register below. Applications from the week beginning 7 September also appeared in Issue 14 and are repeated in the register for completeness. Comments on newly validated applications are open for 21 days from validation, via the portal link on each item.

SOUTHERN EXTENSION TO BARHAM QUARRY PROPOSED (County minerals application — consultation)

Suffolk County Council, as the minerals and waste planning authority, has received an application for a southern extension to Barham Quarry for sand and gravel extraction, with export of the extracted material, restoration using imported materials, site infrastructure, highway works, drainage works, and the demolition of an agricultural barn and construction of a replacement barn. Mid Suffolk District Council has registered two consultation references on the proposal, validated on 15 September 2026. The County Council determines the application; the district council is a consultee.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03994, DC/26/03995

NINE HOUSES GRANTED ON FORMER GARAGE SITE, LONG MELFORD (Residential — 9 dwellings)

Planning permission has been granted for the erection of nine houses on the former Downs Garage site, Southgate Street, Long Melford.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/01548

EIGHT GYPSY AND TRAVELLER PITCHES PROPOSED AT BROCKFORD ROAD (Change of use — agricultural land to 8 residential pitches)

An application has been validated for the change of use of agricultural land at Dreams Park, south-east of Brockford Road, for eight permanent residential Gypsy and Traveller pitches, with entrance gates, boundary treatment, hardstanding, landscaping and infrastructure. The application was validated on 9 September 2026. The portal records the site in the parish of Wetheringsett cum Brockford.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03946

FIVE GYPSY AND TRAVELLER PITCHES PROPOSED AT COLDHAM WOOD, DENHAM (Change of use — hardstanding to 5 pitches)

An application has been validated to change the use of existing hardstanding at Coldham Wood Mushrooms, Coldham Hill, Denham, for the siting of Gypsy and Traveller caravans comprising five pitches, each with one static unit and one touring caravan. The application was validated on 14 September 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03474

TWO WAREHOUSES PROPOSED AT BROME INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Commercial — 2 warehouse buildings)

An application has been validated for the erection of two new warehouse buildings with concrete hardstanding at Brome Industrial Estate (Airfield Industrial Estate), Brome and Oakley. Separately, an application to change the use of former poultry houses on Thrandeston Road, Brome and Oakley, to a civil engineering business (sui generis), with a new roof over the existing buildings, has been refused.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03837, DC/25/05523

CAR WASH TO BE REMOVED AND BUS LANE REALIGNED AT COPDOCK INTERCHANGE STORE (Commercial — site reconfiguration)

Planning permission has been granted at Tesco Stores, Copdock Interchange, Pinewood, for the removal of the existing hand car wash and associated structures and the reconfiguration and realignment of the internal bus lane.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03186

TWO DWELLINGS REFUSED AT LITTLE GULLS, CAPEL ST MARY (Residential — 2 dwellings)

An application for the erection of two dwellings at 6 Little Gulls, Capel St Mary, has been refused.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/00698

AMENDED PLANS APPROVED FOR FLATS AT OLD MARKET PLACE, SUDBURY (Residential — S73 variation)

A Section 73 application to vary the conditions of the earlier permission for five flats and one new-build apartment at 10 Old Market Place, Sudbury, has been granted.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/02649

CABLE ROUTE TO DISS SUBSTATION PROPOSED (Cross-boundary — infrastructure)

A cross-boundary planning application has been validated for the installation of a cable route connection on land between Denmark Street and Diss Substation. The portal records the site in the parish of Palgrave.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04033

NEW HOMES ROUND-UP

Further new-dwelling applications validated or decided since our last issue:

• Permission in principle for two dwellings on land off Church Road, Brantham (DC/26/03715)
• Outline permission (access only) for one detached dwelling and garage at 2 Star House Cottages, Union Road, Onehouse — granted (DC/25/04044)
• Reserved matters for two dwellings and garages at White Hall Barn, Stowmarket Road, Debenham, under an outline permission allowed at appeal — granted (DC/26/03072)
• One single-storey dwelling following demolition of a garage/workshop at Skinners Cottage, Skinners Lane, Metfield (DC/26/03645)
• Conversion of a barn into one dwelling at Brook Farm, Brettenham Road, Rattlesden, with companion listed building consent (DC/26/03916, DC/26/03918)
• Replacement dwelling and replacement outbuildings at 187 Clay Street, Thornham Magna (DC/26/04048)
• Change of use of Sundial Lodge and Woodland Lodge, London City Road, from two holiday units to one dwellinghouse, Wilby (DC/26/04018)
• A pair of semi-detached dwellings on land adjacent to Willow Farm, Worlingworth Road, Wilby (DC/26/03926)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO HOMES (CLASS Q) ROUND-UP

Prior approval applications to convert agricultural buildings to homes under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order:

• Barn 2, adjacent to Lavender Barn, Fenstead End, Boxted — granted (DC/26/03033)
• Churchford Farm, Mill Hill, Capel St Mary (DC/26/04000)
• Barn A and Barn B, Eastlands Farm, Eastlands Lane, Finningham — conversion of each building into three dwellings (DC/26/03999, DC/26/04003)
• Peartree Farm, Main Road, Shotley — refused (DC/26/03169)
• Barn, The Green, Thorpe Morieux (DC/26/04016)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT ROUND-UP

• Angel House, High Street — single-storey side extension, internal alterations and inglenook fireplace reinstatement, Bures St Mary (DC/26/02877)
• The Old Rectory, Mellis Road — ground-mounted solar array of 110 panels, Burgate — householder application granted (DC/26/03209, DC/26/03210)
• 15, 16 and 17 Model Farm, Park Road — re-roofing and re-slating of the inner roof pitches, Combs — all granted (DC/26/03182, DC/26/03188, DC/26/03196)
• Valley Farm, Flatford — roofing and timber frame repairs, East Bergholt — granted (DC/26/03208)
• Oak Cottage, 79 Langton Green — lime render, re-roofing of flat roof portions and rebuilt porch, Eye (DC/26/03980)
• 93 High Street — air conditioning unit to the rear, Hadleigh (DC/26/03891)
• Hedgerows Cottage, Church Lane — re-rendering and replacement timber windows, Hitcham — granted (DC/26/03159)
• Court House Cottage, Low Street — timber frame repairs, lime re-rendering and internal and external alterations, readvertised with an amended site plan, Hoxne (DC/26/01431)
• Ailsa Cottage, The Green — bathroom floor alterations and new porch, Kersey (DC/26/03880)
• Thomsons Farm, Cock Street — two air source heat pumps on new plinths, Leavenheath (DC/26/04023, DC/26/04024)
• Brook Vale Farm, Stowmarket Road — removal of cement render and repairs, Rattlesden — granted (DC/26/03032)
• River House and River House Coach House, The Croft — internal and external alterations, Sudbury (DC/26/03986)
• Lady Greene Cottage, Pakenham Road — replacement of an oil boiler with a heat pump system, Thurston (DC/26/03941, DC/26/03942)
• Local Listed Building Consent Order notifications: Bridge House, The Green, Beyton — Class A (DC/26/03983); Thatchers House, Bower House Tye, Polstead — Classes B and C (DC/26/04061)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

COMMERCIAL, COMMUNITY AND AGRICULTURAL ROUND-UP

• Change of use of Unit 1, Woodview, Bull Lane Industrial Estate, from Class E to Class F1(a) (education), Acton — granted (DC/26/03109)
• New glazed doors to the tower south doorway and louvres to first-floor openings at St Mary and St Peter's Church, Barham (DC/26/03978)
• Prior approval for an agricultural livestock building at Brundish Lodge, Dennington Road, Brundish — granted (DC/26/03742)
• Storage barn with concrete apron, and a separate change of use of land with stables/store and paddock fencing for horses and donkeys, on land to the rear of Highfield, All Saints Road, Creeting St Mary (DC/26/03811, DC/26/03812)
• Change of use of an agricultural storage building for cosmetics production at Leylands Farm, Middlewood Green, Earl Stonham (DC/26/02846)
• Garden equipment shed at The Hoot, Valley Lane, Great Finborough — granted (DC/26/03066)
• Single-storey extensions to the bowls and football clubhouses, a bowls green extension and overflow car parking at the Ron Crascall Pavilion, Green Road, Haughley (DC/26/04144)
• 46 solar PV panels and battery storage at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lavenham — granted (DC/26/01921)
• Section 73 variation of approved plans and conditions at The Mount, Bridge Street, Long Melford — granted (DC/26/03120)
• Ground source heat pump array at Shelley House, Layham Road, Shelley (DC/26/03853)
• Rising main for foul drainage at Perrywood Garden Centre, Newton Road, Newton (DC/26/03575)
• Retrospective permission (Section 73A) for a stable block and manège, demolition of outbuildings and use of land for horse grazing at Manor Farm, Pakenham Road, Thurston (DC/26/03949)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE

The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 — submissions discharging Requirements of the Order:

• Requirement 6, Stage 3 detailed written schemes of investigation (archaeology) — three granted (DC/26/03637, DC/26/03646, DC/26/03648)
• Requirement 8, retention and removal of trees, woodlands and hedgerows, Stages 6, 7 and 8 (DC/26/04067, DC/26/04068, DC/26/04076)
• Requirement 14, soil management plan, Stages 6–8 (DC/26/04022)

The East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017 — amendments to approved details under Requirement 35, Tye Lane, Bramford (DC/26/04031)

Norwich to Tilbury — the Planning Inspectorate's project page records that the examination has closed and the Examining Authority's recommendation to the Secretary of State is due by 10 November 2026.

Sources: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal; National Infrastructure Consenting — Norwich to Tilbury (EN020027)

POLES, CABLES AND MASTS

• Erection of a 9m wooden pole, Ipswich Road, Harkstead (DC/26/03972)
• HV pole, pole-mounted transformer and underground service cable on land outside Church Cottage, Braiseworth, recorded on the portal in the parish of Thornham Parva (DC/26/03577)
• 5G electronic communications installation at 111–112 Claydon Business Park, Great Blakenham (DC/26/03992)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

THE FULL REGISTER

Every other application validated or decided between 7 and 20 September 2026, by district and settlement.

Babergh

• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), Aldham — granted (DC/26/03618)
• Planning application — erection of timber framed, three bay cartlodge, Alpheton — granted (DC/26/00025)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Alpheton (DC/26/03893)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Assington (DC/26/03885)
• Householder — erection of a Single-storey rear extension, porch to front, extend rear dormer, add two new dormers and roof light to front, replace existing windows and doors and…, Belstead (DC/26/04037)
• Householder — erection of a Single Storey Side Extension with Rear Single Storey Office/Study & External Appearance and Internal Layout Changes, Bentley — granted (DC/26/02369)
• Outline — (all matters reserved) Erection of 2No. dwellings, Bentley — refused (DC/26/02597)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Oak (T1), Bentley (DC/26/03873)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Portuguese Laurel (T1) by 2ft and reshape, Reduce 1 No. Viburnum (T2) by 2ft and reshape and fell 1 No. Ash (T3), Bildeston (DC/26/03580)
• Statutory undertaker — erection of 1 No. 13M Light pole, Bildeston (DC/26/03619)
• Condition discharge — condition 8 (Surface Water Discharge), 12 (Construction Management Plan), 16 (Dust Control), 19 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) and 21 (Land Contamination), Boxford (DC/26/02672)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Holly (T1) by 1m in height and reduce the width to create a ball shaped crown. Reduce crown of 1 No. Greengage (T2) by no more than 1m and remove deadwood, Boxford (DC/26/03968)
• Condition discharge — conditions 8 (Surface Water), 12 (Construction Management Plan) and 16 (Dust Control), Boxford (DC/26/03970)
• NSIP requirement — requirement 6 -Detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (DWSI) for Stage 3 pursuant to the The National Grid (Bramford To Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 to approve…, Bramford–Twinstead route — granted (DC/26/03530)
• NSIP requirement — requirement 4(1)(d) Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 7 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead…, Bramford–Twinstead route (DC/26/03938)
• NSIP requirement — requirement 4(1)(d) - Landscape and Ecological Management Plan for Stage 8 of the authorised development pursuant to The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead…, Bramford–Twinstead route (DC/26/03944)
• Householder — erection of a single storey rear flat roof extension, Brantham — granted (DC/26/03141)
• Condition discharge — condition 21 (Level 2 Historic Building Record), Brantham (DC/26/03883)
• Non-material amendment — non-material Amendment to the earlier permission to enable remaining plots te use Fortera Kirton Arden Red as per Materials Layout Plan 20848 MAT 01 AA, Brantham (DC/26/03959)
• Change of use — change of use of commercial building to 1no. dwelling and associated alterations, Brent Eleigh (DC/26/03876)
• Householder — proposed single storey side extension, internal alterations and inglenook fireplace reinstatement, Bures St Mary (DC/26/02876)
• Tree works — BT257 - Fell 1 No. Copper Beech (T1), Bures St Mary — refused (DC/26/03273)
• Statutory undertaker — upgrade the existing overhead line network, Bures St Mary (DC/26/03561)
• Condition discharge — conditions 5 (Sustainability Statement), 6 (Louvre Screen), 7 (Zinc Cladding), 8 (Bricks), 9 (Roof Tiles), 10 (Cladding) and 28 (Cycle Storage and EV Charging), Bures St Mary (DC/26/03988)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Timber Frame Repairs), Bures St Mary (DC/26/04030)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Beech (T1), Prune 2 No. Silver Birch (T2 and T5) , Fell 2 No. Silver Birch (T3 and T4), Prune 1 No. Cherry Blossom (T6) and 1 No. Tibetan cherry (T7) and…, Bures St Mary (DC/26/04036)
• Prior approval — erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Schedule 2, Part 6. - Erection of a steel framed portal framed building, Burstall (DC/26/03508)
• Householder — install a solar and battery system The mounting of the panels will sit on the south facing roof of a recently constructed barn, Capel St Mary (DC/26/03905)
• Prior approval — change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. Change of use of buildings 8 & 9 into a…, Capel St Mary (DC/26/03915)
• Tree works — BT412/T1 - Reduce 1 No. Oak (T1) by 1-3m and reduce over charging station by 1.5 to 2.5m, Capel St Mary (DC/26/03935)
• Prior approval — change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8), Hotels (Use Class C1), Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E)…, Capel St Mary (DC/26/04026)
• Tree works — false Acacia tree to be reduced by 50% - the previous work agreed in 2023 - the earlier permission of 30% just resulted in growth spurt - causing a lack of light at the…, Chelmondiston (DC/26/03383)
• Householder — erection of post and rail/stock fencing and move the five bar gate on the driveway to the side of the property, Chelsworth — granted (DC/26/02757)
• Householder — demolition and replacement of existing conservatory with single story rear extension, Chilton — granted (DC/26/03090)
• Planning application — construction of horse exercise area and field shelters, Cockfield — granted (DC/26/01849)
• Householder — repair and refurbish thatch roof following fire damage, Cockfield — granted (DC/26/02681)
• Listed building consent — repair and refurbish thatch roof following fire damage, Cockfield — granted (DC/26/02682)
• Householder — erection of a Sauna Pod, Copdock and Washbrook (DC/26/03981)
• Planning application — under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the continued use of woodland and land for alternative education and special education needs. Continued…, East Bergholt — granted (DC/24/03193)
• Householder — erection of a side infill extension, East Bergholt — granted (DC/26/03173)
• Tree works — fell 2 No. Cherry T1 & T2, East Bergholt (DC/26/03212)
• Non-material amendment — addition of small window to north elevation; Air Source Heat Pump relocated further east along the wall on north elevation; High-level gable glazing, bi-fold doors and…, East Bergholt — granted (DC/26/03553)
• Householder — erection of a new Vehicular Access, East Bergholt (DC/26/03976)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Conditions 18 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) in relation to the areas of the site that are subject to the Archaeological evaluation only.…, East Bergholt (DC/26/04066)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Exterior Steps), Edwardstone — granted (DC/26/03341)
• Tree works — ES33/A1 - Fell 3 No. Holm Oak (T1, T2 and T3), Freston — granted (DC/26/03595)
• Householder — removal of rear single storey, single skin, flat roof extension and erection of new single storey extension within current footprint, Glemsford — granted (DC/26/02838)
• Tree works — fell 8 No . Conifers (Leyland cypress), Glemsford (DC/26/03415)
• Listed building consent — repair of a ground floor window, Glemsford (DC/26/03821)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Pine (T1), Pollard 1 No. Eucalyptus (T2) at 6ft, Reduce 1 No. Silver Birch (T3) by 8ft in height and reshape sides by maximum 2mtrs. Reduce and Reshape 1 No.…, Glemsford (DC/26/03844)
• Condition discharge — condition 9 (Surface Water Discharge Prevention) and 27 (Landscaping), Glemsford (DC/26/03963)
• Householder — retention of a shed, Great Cornard — granted (DC/26/01846)
• Tree works — application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservtion Order BT225/T1 - Fell 1 No. Ash (T1), Great Cornard — granted (DC/26/03579)
• Non-material amendment — revision to the arboriculture report and impact assessment, Great Cornard — granted (DC/26/03641)
• Condition discharge — condition 35 (Customer Care Details), Great Cornard — granted (DC/26/03717)
• Certificate of lawfulness — erection of a single storey rear extension, Great Waldingfield (DC/26/03237)
• Certificate of lawfulness — constructing a single storey side extension with permitted development rights, Groton (DC/26/03901)
• Certificate of lawfulness — proposed garage conversion, pitched roof to converted area, Hadleigh (DC/26/02944)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Garage door and gates), Hadleigh (DC/26/03192)
• Householder — demolition of existing garage and proposed replacement garage, Hadleigh (DC/26/03397)
• Condition discharge — B/16/00760 - Use of SSQ Del Carmen First roof slate tiles for 28 Manor Gardens Hadleigh IP7 5FG instead of SSQ Del Carmen Celtas slate tiles approved in discharge of…, Hadleigh — granted (DC/26/03434)
• Householder — install an air conditioning unit to the rear, Hadleigh (DC/26/03890)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Timber Frame Works) and 4 (Roofing Materials), Hadleigh (DC/26/03920)
• Householder — installation of 4 no. windows, Hadleigh (DC/26/03921)
• Listed building consent — installation of 4 no. windows, Hadleigh (DC/26/03922)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 21 (Archaeological Evaluation Written Report) for the MUGA Pitches and Ground Source heat Pumps only, Hadleigh (DC/26/03958)
• Condition discharge — conditions 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), 13 (Hard and Soft landscaping Scheme ), 14 (Landscape Management…, Hadleigh (DC/26/03966)
• Tree works — T1, T2 - Gledistia Trees, growing to rear corner of the House on a raised bank, fell to ground level, Hadleigh (DC/26/04071)
• Householder — single storey outbuilding proposed in the garden of Glebe Cottage, Hintlesham (DC/26/03779)
• Non-material amendment — amendment to external finishes, Hitcham — granted (DC/26/03665)
• Householder — erection of rear extension and dormer window, Holbrook — granted (DC/26/00528)
• Householder — erection of single storey rear/side extension with link to annexe, Holbrook — granted (DC/26/02741)
• Condition discharge — conditions 9 (Sustainability and Energy Statement), 25 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 29 (Sustainable Construction) and 33 (Acoustic Installation), Holton St Mary (DC/26/03760)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy, Kersey (DC/26/03906)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Brick and Mortar), 8 (Thatch), 9 (Mechanical Ventilation), 10 (Facing and Roofing Materials), 11 (Sectional Drawings) and 13 (Fenestration), Kettlebaston — granted (DC/26/03157)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement), Lavenham — granted (DC/26/02777)
• Listed building consent — addition of decorative lime pargetting to the previously approved newly lime-rendered rear elevation. Replacement of one modern rear window with a traditional painted…, Lavenham — withdrawn (DC/26/03108)
• Condition discharge — condition 1 (Cycle Storage), Lavenham (DC/26/03800)
• Non-material amendment — provision of tandem parking bays, Lavenham (DC/26/03830)
• Condition discharge — 4 (Rainwater Goods), 5 (External Facing Materials) and 8 (Mechanical Ventilation), Lawshall (DC/26/03919)
• Householder — construction of an entrance drive and detached summer house and gazebo, Leavenheath — granted (DC/26/02959)
• Tree works — BT74/T1 - Removal of lower branches of crown of 1 No. Oak (T1) and remove epicormic growth and deadwood. Remaining crown to then be reduced by up to 2.5m, Leavenheath (DC/26/04021)
• Householder — erection of a single storey rear extension, Long Melford — granted (DC/26/02858)
• Tree works — fell 2 No. Ash (T1 and T2) and fell 1 No. Sycamore (T3), Long Melford (DC/26/03144)
• Tree works — T1. Walnut Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by 1-1.5 metres and balance. Perform a root zone drench of liquid phosphite to help wound…, Long Melford (DC/26/03364)
• Tree works — raise crown of 1 No. Lime (T1) to approximately 4m above ground level and thin out the canopy by approximately 30%, Long Melford (DC/26/04044)
• Tree works — 1x Bird Cherry tree, - To reduce down in height by 25-30%, on average (3ft-4ft off sides & 5-6ft off tops, shaping in whole tree canopy sympathetically, Monks Eleigh (DC/26/03385)
• Tree works — G1 Group of 11-12 Leylandii (one has partially failed) To fell to ground level the trees are too old and big for the location, one has failed, some are multi stemmed and…, Monks Eleigh (DC/26/03390)
• Tree works — overall crown reduction by approximately 2 metres to:T1- Silver birch, T2- Alder, T3- Pin Oak and T4- False Acacia. Overall crown reduction by approximately 1 metre to:…, Monks Eleigh (DC/26/03866)
• Condition discharge — confirmation of Compliance with Conditions Application for the earlier permission, Nayland with Wissington — granted (DC/26/02603)
• Householder — installation of an above ground spa within the rear courtyard garden, Nayland with Wissington — granted (DC/26/02761)
• S73 variation — town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of the earlier permission dated: 16/07/2024 - Erection of single storey rear…, Nayland with Wissington — granted (DC/26/02973)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Weeping Willow (T1) to a 4-5m pollard, Fell 1 No. group of Pyracantha, Cotoneaster, Crab Apple (G2) and Thin crown of 1 No. group of Salix viminalis (G3), Nayland with Wissington (DC/26/03469)
• Non-material amendment — (and subsequent Non Material Amendment under the earlier permission) - Revised Layout of Photo Voltaic Panels, Nayland with Wissington — granted (DC/26/03750)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Pear (T1), Nayland with Wissington (DC/26/03841)
• Listed building consent — removal of cement render to front elevation of property. Replace with lambs wool insulation, new laths and chalk lime plaster, Nayland with Wissington (DC/26/03917)
• Tree works — reduce crown of 1 No. Maple (T1) by approximately 2 metres, Nayland with Wissington (DC/26/03951)
• Planning application — erection of 1no. self build dwelling and detached garage including vehicular access and external works, Nedging with Naughton (DC/26/03604)
• Non-material amendment — addition of one roof window in en-suite, Nedging with Naughton — granted (DC/26/03652)
• Condition discharge — condition 6 (Construction Management Plan), Nedging with Naughton — granted (DC/26/03967)
• Planning application — conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling, Newton (DC/26/03638)
• Householder — erection of a single storey rear extension (retention of.), Pinewood — granted (DC/26/03067)
• Condition discharge — conditions 5 (Build Up Details), 6 (Limewash Details), 7 (Internal Elevations), 8 (Internal Doors), 9 (Mechanical Ventilation) and 10 (Steel Posts), Polstead (DC/26/03053)
• Tree works — I am applying for permission to re-pollard the willow tree labelled as T1 in the document provided, back to its previous points, Polstead (DC/26/03334)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Red Cedar Tree and Stump, Polstead (DC/26/03503)
• Householder — erection of a two storey extension, internal alterations, landscape works and the construction of a detached double-bay cart lodge, Polstead (DC/26/03767)
• Tree works — BT359/T1 - Fell 1 No. Multistemmed Yew tree (T1), Preston St Mary — granted (DC/26/03511)
• Prior approval — demolition of Buildings - - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B - Demolition of existing modern hay barn, Raydon — granted (DC/26/03497)
• Condition discharge — conditions 9 (Bin Storage Collection), Condition 14 (HMMP) and the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition, Raydon — granted (DC/26/03524)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 8 (Foul Drainage Scheme), Condition 12 (Electric Vehicle Charging), Condition 13 (Refuse Storage Details)…, Shimpling — granted (DC/26/02932)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition 7 (Landscaping Scheme) and the BNG condition - for the slipway only, Shotley (DC/26/02115)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Brickworks Repairs), 4 (Materials), 5 (Sample Panel of Brickwork) and 6 (Joinery Repairs), Shotley (DC/26/03822)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Conditions 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 7 (Landscaping Scheme) for - for the slipway only, Shotley (DC/26/03933)
• Condition discharge — 3 (Materials), 4 (Parking and Turning). 9 (Landscaping Enhancement Scheme), 10 (Rainwater Goods), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), 13 (Eaves and Verges)…, Shotley (DC/26/03996)
• Planning application — site alterations comprising the installation of plant and associated works to facilitate Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure, Sproughton — granted (DC/26/01959)
• Householder — proposed alterations and single storey side extension, Sproughton — granted (DC/26/02897)
• Certificate of lawfulness — alterations to the approved certificate of lawful proposed development reference number the earlier permission, removing the raised parking platform and utilising the…, Stoke by Nayland (DC/26/02836)
• Planning application — installation of 4 no. Air-to-Air Heat Pump AC units (1No. to each house at 1-4 The Downs), Stoke by Nayland — granted (DC/26/02983)
• Tree works — BT300/T13 - Fell 1 No. Sycamore (T1), Remove deadwood from 6 No. Sycamore (G2), Remove deadwood from 2 No. Oak (G3), Fell 1 No. Cherry Plum (T4), Fell 1 No. Holly (T5)…, Stratford St Mary (DC/26/03436)
• Householder — erection of a single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding (Following demolition of conservatory and outbuilding), Stratford St Mary (DC/26/03777)
• Non-material amendment — removal of existing brickwork chimney and replacement with external insulated flue liner, Stutton — withdrawn (DC/26/03582)
• Condition discharge — B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Conditions: 9 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme); 10 (Surface water Drainage); 12 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan); and 28 (Foul…, Sudbury (DC/26/00237)
• Condition discharge — B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Condition 30 (Construction Environmental Management Plan ) for Phase 4 only, Sudbury (DC/26/03475)
• Outline — application for Outline Planning Permission (all matters reserved) For a residential development, Sudbury (DC/26/03783)
• Listed building consent — additional Repairs to flintwork and external elevations as per statement, Sudbury (DC/26/03879)
• Condition discharge — conditions 5 (Internal Doors), Sudbury (DC/26/03934)
• Householder — internal and external alterations to River House and River House Coach House as per the design and access statement, Sudbury (DC/26/03985)
• Tree works — crown to be lifted on garden/property side by up to 4m and crown to be lifted on the opposite side to the same level. Remaining crown to then be reduced back to the most…, Sudbury (DC/26/04020)
• Outline — application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) - Erection of 1no. dwelling [with access], Wherstead — refused (DC/26/02368)
• Householder — erection of rear extension to existing dwelling, Wherstead (DC/26/03692)
• Non-material amendment — non-material Amendment to the earlier permission to enable change in roof pitch, five roof lights to the North Elevation only, instead of four roof lights to both the…, Wherstead — granted (DC/26/03956)

Mid Suffolk

• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Gate Details); Condition 4 (Boundary Wall); Condition 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Akenham (DC/26/02861)
• Certificate of lawfulness — confirmation that the earlier permission (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant, Ashfield cum Thorpe (DC/26/03042)
• Householder — erection of first floor extension over an existing garage, an open porch over front main entrance and colour rendering to the complete front elevation, Ashfield cum Thorpe (DC/26/03696)
• Planning application — construction of 20no. space car park and access track, Bacton (DC/26/03807)
• Householder — erection of a single storey side extension to dwelling and alterations to existing rear conservatory, Bacton (DC/26/03889)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 3 (Repairs to Underlying Fabric) for the west elevation of the north range only, Badwell Ash — granted (DC/26/02987)
• Householder — erection of domestic garage (following demolition of existing garage), Badwell Ash (DC/26/03027)
• Non-material amendment — amendment to Materials Layout to swap Redland Rooftiles to alternative like for like substitutes, Barham — granted (DC/26/02042)
• S73 variation — removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of the earlier permission - Change of use from information/Visitors centre to cafe and extension of building.…, Barham — granted (DC/26/02136)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Plot 53 Landscaping), Barham — granted (DC/26/03617)
• Condition discharge — conditions 4 (Works to Underlying Fabric), 5 (Render Backing) and 6 (Wall Insulation), 7 (New Plinth Finish), 8 (Render Mix) and 10 (DPC), Barking — granted (DC/26/03516)
• S73 variation — removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of the earlier permission - - Erection of a cart lodge / annexe. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) as…, Battisford (DC/26/03862)
• LBC variation — application under Section 19 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Listed Building the earlier permission - Erection of a cart lodge / annexe. To vary Condition…, Battisford (DC/26/03904)
• Certificate of lawfulness — proposed single storey side extension, Bedfield (DC/26/03170)
• Condition discharge — conditions 5 (Roofing Materials) and 8 (Written Scheme of Investigation), Bedfield (DC/26/04075)
• Tree works — reduce canopy of 1 No. Walnut (T1) by up to 1.5. Metres and reduce side by 1.5 metres, Beyton (DC/26/03569)
• Householder — removal of boundary wall to improve vehicular access, Botesdale — withdrawn (DC/26/02957)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Cherry (T1) and 1 No. Laburnum (T2), Botesdale (DC/26/04041)
• Planning application — self-Build conversion of the Nissen Hut to 1no dwelling retaining the structural steel frame, Bramford — withdrawn (DC/26/00757)
• Condition discharge — condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), Brome and Oakley (DC/26/03971)
• Condition discharge — 3 (Great Crested Newt Mitigation Licence), 17 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 25 (Sustainability and Energy Scheme), Brome and Oakley (DC/26/04065)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Burgate (DC/26/04009)
• Tree works — MS41/A1 - Re-Pollard 1 No. Sycamore (T1) - taking around 5 metres off the height leaving the tree around 12 metres tall, Claydon (DC/26/03852)
• Condition discharge — condition 9 (Bin Storage and Presentation) and 13 (Sustainability), Claydon (DC/26/03965)
• Tree works — fell 2 No. Box, Buxus Sempervirens (T1 & T2), Fell 1 No. Sycamore (T3), Fell 1 No. Spruce (T6), Fell 2 No. Laburnum (T7 & T11), Fell 1 No. Holm Oak (T8), Fell 1 No. Wych…, Coddenham (DC/26/03597)
• Statutory undertaker — erection of 1no. 9m pole, Coddenham (DC/26/03683)
• Tree works — MS45/T39 - T1. Horse Chestnut Crown Reduction - reduce the height and lateral spread of the tree by 2.5-3 metres and shape. Remove the lowest limb on the southern aspect…, Combs — granted (DC/26/03649)
• Householder — replace a decayed, 15-20 years old, wooden driveway gate with a split wrought iron driveway gate, Combs (DC/26/03979)
• Tree works — MS210/T10 & MS210/T11 - Fell both Maples due to them now being dead Suggested replanting specimens; Oak, Yew or Hornbeam, Creeting St Mary — granted (DC/26/03633)
• Condition discharge — 4 (Boundary Treatments) ,6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) and the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition, Creeting St Mary (DC/26/03849)
• Householder — erection of two storey side extension (following removal of existing conservatory), Debenham — granted (DC/26/01586)
• Statutory undertaker — installation of a 13.45 metre high smart metering radio mast, Debenham (DC/26/03461)
• Tree works — T1 - 2 x Lime trees reduce in height due to signs of decline in canopy. Starting crown (taken as one group) 20m x 8m reduced to 16m x 5m, Debenham (DC/26/03650)
• Statutory undertaker — prior Approval application for telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)…, Debenham (DC/26/03894)
• Listed building consent — replacement of lion sculpture and supporting plinth damaged when knocked off by a lorry mounting the pavement, Eye — granted (DC/26/03103)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 12 (Renewables Details) in relation to phase 2 (plots 139-143, 145-152, 155-158, 169,186) only, Eye (DC/26/03969)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Access Surfacing), 4 (Surface Water Discharge), 5 (Electric Vehicle Charging), 6 (Refuse Bins), 10 (Noise Assessment), 11 (Foul Drainage) and 12 (Fire…, Eye (DC/26/04028)
• Certificate of lawfulness — conversion of existing garage to home office, Flowton — withdrawn (DC/26/02894)
• Householder — conversion of garage into home office, Flowton (DC/26/03974)
• Condition discharge — condition 18 (Fenestration), Framsden (DC/26/03870)
• Tree works — reduce crown of 1 No. Willow (T1) to 30' and Width trimmed to 20', Fressingfield (DC/26/03851)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 5 (Roofing Material Details), Gislingham (DC/26/02908)
• Householder — proposed link connection between existing dwelling and existing separate kitchen block, with renovation to kitchen block, Great Ashfield (DC/26/02575)
• Listed building consent — proposed link connection between existing dwelling and existing separate kitchen block, with renovation to kitchen block, Great Ashfield (DC/26/02576)
• Condition discharge — conditions 60 (Written scheme of investigation) and part discharge of 61 (Archaeology Post Investigation) for plots 14 to 18 only, Great Blakenham — granted (DC/26/02035)
• Condition discharge — conditions 29 (Foul Water Drainage- Unit 12), 33 (Surface Water Disposal - Unit 12), 59 (Foul Water Drainage) and 63 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), Great Blakenham — granted (DC/26/02640)
• Condition discharge — conditions 9 (Green Corridor) and 10 (Bramford Road and Pound Lane Landscaping), Great Blakenham (DC/26/04049)
• Condition discharge — conditions 43 (External Plant Unit 14/Phase 1), 55 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme Unit 14/Phase 1) and 56 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy Unit 14/Phase 1), Great Blakenham (DC/26/04050)
• Planning application — conversion of 3no agricultural buildings to provide 3no dwellings (Use Class C3), including the provision of private and communal gardens, car parking, refuse and cycle…, Harleston — granted (DC/26/01374)
• Certificate of lawfulness — application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business, Haughley (DC/26/03207)
• Change of use — change of use from residential dwelling to storage use, Helmingham — granted (DC/26/02159)
• Householder — erection of a single storey rear extension with roof terrace, Henley (DC/26/03911)
• Tree works — to reduce 1 x Lime and 1 x Silver Birch by a third all over, Hoxne (DC/26/03399)
• Tree works — cut back 1 No. Group of Trees (G1) to ensure a 1 metre clearance away from and over the kiosk, Hoxne (DC/26/04005)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Ash (T1), Hoxne (DC/26/04019)
• Householder — erection of a garage and shed, Laxfield — granted (DC/26/00905)
• Tree works — fell 2 No. Thuja (T1 and T2), Fell 1 No. Prunus (T3), Laxfield (DC/26/03356)
• Planning application — application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - T1: Beech- Reduce branches back to 3 Elm Lodge Northern boundary fence line. T1 forms part of an unmanaged hedge…, Laxfield (DC/26/03358)
• Tree works — re- Pollard 4 No. Lime (T1 - T4) to previous pruning points, Laxfield (DC/26/03444)
• Non-material amendment — cladding to be black rather than Sail Cream, Roof finish to be tiled, Little Blakenham — granted (DC/25/03048)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Roof Cladding), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout Plan), 11 (Roof PV Installation) and 13 (External lighting), Little Blakenham — granted (DC/26/00081)
• Non-material amendment — that Proposed Site Layout Plan Drawing Number 2242 DE 10-03E replace drawings 2242/DE/10-03B, 2242-DE/10-14B and POLP-MP-2003-P6 which will no longer form, or comprise…, Little Blakenham — granted (DC/26/03146)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Contamination), Mellis — granted (DC/26/03129)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 5 (Materials and Finishes) and 10 (Bat Mitigation Licence), Mendham (DC/26/03874)
• Householder — convert an integral garage to provide increased living space, Mendlesham (DC/26/03854)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Fenestration), Monk Soham — granted (DC/26/03535)
• Change of use — change of use of existing warehouse and storage facility (Class B8) to a dog day care facility (Sui Generis), Monk Soham (DC/26/03826)
• Householder — single Side and Rear Extensions to Dwelling and Provision of Additional Car Parking Area, Needham Market (DC/26/03847)
• Condition discharge — (Allowed under Appeal Reference appeal - Conditions 4 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 5 (Vehicular Access), 7 (Access), 10 (Boundary Fencing) and 11 (Landscaping), Needham Market (DC/26/03929)
• Householder — erection of a two storey extension, Nettlestead — granted (DC/26/02566)
• Householder — new front garden wall and pedestrian gate to replace extg damaged wicker fence, Nettlestead — granted (DC/26/02590)
• Condition discharge — condition 13 (Highways Licence), 15 (Construction Management Plan), 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 21 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 22 (Wildlife…, Norton (DC/26/03828)
• Condition discharge — conditions 16 (Construction Management Plan), 19 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 21 (Landscape and Ecological…, Norton (DC/26/03829)
• Change of use — change of use of land to garden, Norton (DC/26/03902)
• Change of use — change of use of land to garden, Norton (DC/26/03903)
• Householder — installation of solar panels to a garage roof, Offton — granted (DC/26/02991)
• Householder — construction of a glazed link extension between the farmhouse and adjoining annexe, with associated alterations, Offton (DC/26/03823)
• Listed building consent — construction of a glazed link extension between the farmhouse and adjoining annexe, with associated alterations, Offton (DC/26/03825)
• Condition discharge — condition 26 (Information Boards), Palgrave — granted (DC/26/03239)
• Statutory undertaker — modifications to Tower PKF34, Palgrave (DC/26/03606)
• Tree works — reduce back one side of 1 No. Oak (T1) by up to 30%, Palgrave (DC/26/03864)
• Non-material amendment — non Material Amendment - Section 153 of the Planning Act 2008 and Regulation 7 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders)…, Progress Power Order site (DC/26/03401)
• Condition discharge — the earlier permission and the earlier permission, Rattlesden — granted (DC/26/02619)
• Householder — erection of a Single Storey Rear Extension, Redgrave — granted (DC/26/02852)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Ginkgo (T1) by 50%, Redgrave (DC/26/03578)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Cherry (T1), Redgrave (DC/26/03984)
• Condition discharge — biodiversity Net Gain Condition Biodiversity Net Gain Condition, Redgrave (DC/26/04039)
• Tree works — third reduction of one Plum Tree, Rickinghall Inferior (DC/26/03418)
• Tree works — ES83/T4 - Reduce 1 No Lime (T1) by 1/3, Rickinghall Superior (DC/26/03865)
• Planning application — erection of 2no agricultural storage buildings and hardstanding, Ringshall — granted (DC/25/01543)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 7 (Retention of Historic Fabric) for Plinth Details only, Stoke Ash (DC/26/03931)
• Non-material amendment — changing from black timber vertical batten and board to black timber horizontal feather edge boarding, Stonham Aspal — granted (DC/26/03589)
• Non-material amendment — to change to approved window material from black-stained timber to Timberlook Heritage Flush Sash uPVC windows in a black finish, Stonham Aspal — refused (DC/26/03912)
• Condition discharge — condition 13 (Contamination Report), Stonham Aspal (DC/26/04029)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Remediation works), Condition 9 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme), Condition 15 (Bound Surface material), Condition 16 (Footway provision) and Condition 22…, Stowlangtoft (DC/26/03815)
• Householder — proposed loft conversion with flat roof dormer to the rear elevation roof structure to form new bedroom/en- suite bathroom facility, Stowmarket — granted (DC/26/02711)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Fenestration and Doorway Materials), Stowmarket — granted (DC/26/03059)
• Tree works — MS158 - Prune by at least 10m or fell 1 No. Acacia (T1), Fell 1 no. Sycamore (T2) and reduce 1 No. Sycamore (T3) by 10m in height and width, Stowmarket — refused (DC/26/03149)
• Certificate of lawfulness — we currently have a detached house with a conservatory attached to the back of our house. We have a small kitchen so we are knocking down our conservatory and building a…, Stowmarket (DC/26/03875)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 8 (Construction Management Plan), Stowmarket (DC/26/03937)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Wildlife Enhancement Layout), Stowmarket (DC/26/03962)
• Certificate of lawfulness — conversion of Loft Space into a Habitable Room with Skylights at the Rear and Front of the Roof, Stowmarket (DC/26/04055)
• Householder — installation of free-standing post for siting of EV Charger adjacent to Listed Building, Stowupland — granted (DC/26/02408)
• Statutory undertaker — prior Approval application for proposed telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General…, Stowupland (DC/26/03063)
• Householder — retention of post and rail fence and erection of a five bar gate, Stradbroke — granted (DC/26/02935)
• Condition discharge — 6 (Roof Coverings), Stradbroke (DC/26/03973)
• Condition discharge — condition 6 (Materials), Stradbroke — granted (DC/26/03799)
• Condition discharge — conditions 6 (Package Treatment Plant), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), 9 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme), 10 (External Materials), 11 (Cycle Storage), 12…, Syleham (DC/26/03863)
• Planning application — creation of wildlife pond and associated bund, Tannington — granted (DC/26/02827)
• Change of use — change of use of land for Installation of ground mounted solar panel array to serve Mill House, and installation of cable run, inverter and battery, Thorndon (DC/26/03678)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Landscaping), Thrandeston — granted (DC/26/02962)
• Householder — erection of a single storey front extension, Thurston — granted (DC/26/02776)
• Tree works — application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservatin Order MS85/T4- 1 x Oak (|T1) on map - thin crown by 20%; reduce length of lower lateral branches by 3 metres…, Thurston — granted (DC/26/03411)
• Condition discharge — condition 23 (Site Investigation and Post Excavation Assessment), Thurston — granted (DC/26/03612)
• Tree works — MS85/T3- 1 x Oak thin crown by 20% and remove damaged branch, with fracture, projecting over towards garden of no. 23, Thurston — granted (DC/26/03635)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Flood Resilience Measures), Walsham le Willows (DC/26/03788)
• Planning application — erection of single storey extension, and relocation of 2no. disabled parking spaces, Walsham le Willows (DC/26/03861)
• Condition discharge — condition 7 (Fenestration), Wattisfield — refused (DC/26/03102)
• Householder — construction of single-storey small timber framed home gym with one set of glazed French doors and one window to side elevation, Wetherden — granted (DC/26/02723)
• S73 variation — variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission - Erection of three warehouse units and external storage area (use class B8), new access from Norwich…, Wetheringsett cum Brockford — granted (DC/26/00130)
• Householder — erection of a new single storey extension (following demolition of existing single storey elements) and the addition of a porch and new window to the front elevation, Wetheringsett cum Brockford (DC/26/02595)
• Non-material amendment — change from pitched to flat roof with central skylight. Rear door to front of extension replacing window. Now revert back to original plan of brick wall. Rear facing…, Whitton — granted (DC/26/03831)
• Tree works — remove one lower branch of 1 No. Willow (T1), Fell 2 No. Plum (T2 and T4), Fell 1 No. Hawthorn (T3), Fell 1 No. Elder (T5), Fell 1 No. Conifer (T8), Remove one lower…, Wickham Skeith (DC/26/03571)
• Tree works — BT 435/T1 - Reduce 1 No. Oak (T1) by up to 5m and balance, Willisham (DC/26/03923)
• Tree works — cut back 1 No. Morus Alba (T1) to previous pollard points, Wingfield (DC/26/03570)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Archaeological Post-Investigation) and 7 (Wildlife Enhancements), Wingfield (DC/26/03961)
• Condition discharge — conditions 4 (Fixed Plant Equipment Noise Assessment), 6 (External Lighting ) and 8 (Construction Management Plan), Wingfield (DC/26/04035)
• Non-material amendment — amendment to the orientation of the pump station and associated service path, Woolpit — granted (DC/26/03387)
• Householder — fire damage repairs including new roof structure & covering structural repairs, re-rendering & plastering & mass fit out, Worlingworth — granted (DC/26/01495)
• Listed building consent — fire damage repairs to listed building including new roof structure & covering structural repairs, re-rendering & plastering & mass fit out, Worlingworth — granted (DC/26/01500)
• Change of use — change of use and conversion of an existing cartlodge / workshop to form 1no dwellinghouse; including a new vehicular access and private amenity area, Wortham (DC/26/03848)
• Condition discharge — condition 15 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Wyverstone — refused (DC/26/02927)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Materials), Wyverstone — granted (DC/26/03161)

The ledger — planning decisions reported since 16 July 2026: 444 — 380 granted, 44 refused, 20 withdrawn.

ON THE HIGH STREET

EAST BERGHOLT

An application has been made to vary the premises licence of the Hare & Hounds, Heath Road, East Bergholt: to vary the hours for the sale of alcohol on and off the premises and for recorded music indoors, to add late night refreshment, and to replace outdated conditions. The public consultation period ends on 1 October 2026 (BMSDC current licensing applications).

NORTON

A planning application has been validated for the installation of a roofed pergola at The Dog Inn, Ixworth Road, Norton (DC/26/03096).

YOUR MONEY

CIFCO CAPITAL LTD: £1.026M NET INCOME IN 2025/26

The CIFCO report to both councils states that CIFCO's draft accounts for the year to March 2026 show gross forecast income of £6.256m, and that net income to the councils in 2025/26 was £1.026m (Babergh £0.399m, Mid Suffolk £0.627m). Since CIFCO's incorporation in 2017 the councils have received a total net income of circa £13.754m. The councils drew down c.£99.2m of investment by 31 March 2021, of which CIFCO has repaid £3.19m. The report states the portfolio value increased by 0.25% (£200k) on a like-for-like basis and that void levels are below MSCI sector rates.

Source: Report BC/26/17 — CIFCO Capital Ltd Business Trading and Performance Report

TREASURY MANAGEMENT 2025/26

At 31 March 2026, Babergh's total borrowing was £123.622m (down £2.092m on the previous year) and its investments totalled £57.183m; interest receivable was £3.559m and interest payable £5.928m. Mid Suffolk's total borrowing was £92.786m (down £14.169m) and its investments £67.598m; interest receivable was £3.178m and interest payable £5.916m. The report states that both councils' treasury management activity was in accordance with the approved strategy.

Source: Report BC/26/18 — Annual Treasury Management Report 2025/26

CIL EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK: EIGHTH REVIEW

The amendments approved by Babergh on 22 September, and before Mid Suffolk this evening, raise the officer delegation threshold for CIL awards from £30,000 to £50,000, with decisions referred to Cabinet for noting, and move that authority from the Director of Place to the Head of Strategic Planning. They add nature recovery schemes (bids over £30,000 capped at £100,000, with 25% from other funding sources; schemes under £30,000 funded from unallocated Neighbourhood CIL only), sustainable travel hubs and bus station improvements (no 100% District CIL schemes; financial ceiling £100,000 for travel hubs), and allow strategic infrastructure projects three years rather than two to complete where justified. Flooding measures continue to sit outside the framework.

Source: Report BC/26/19 — CIL Expenditure Framework Eighth Review

AUDIT: FIVE YEARS OF DISCLAIMED OPINIONS, AND THE PLAN TO REBUILD ASSURANCE

A report to the Joint Audit and Standards Committee on 28 September 2026 presents the external auditor EY's "Rebuilding Audit Assurance — The Path to an Unqualified Opinion" reports for both councils. It records that disclaimed audit opinions were issued for both councils for the period 2020/21 to 2024/25, under the National Audit Office's Local Authority Reset and Recovery arrangements, and sets out management's response and progress on a Finance Action Plan. The report states that a disclaimer "should not automatically be interpreted as evidence that balances are materially incorrect", and that EY's report is a forward-looking assessment of audit risk rather than evidence of known material misstatement. The committee is asked to note the reports.

Source: Report JAC/26/11 — Rebuilding Audit Assurance

JOBS & TENDERS

SUFFOLK-WIDE STRATEGIC FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT OUT TO TENDER

East Suffolk Council, on behalf of itself, West Suffolk Council, Babergh District Council, Mid Suffolk District Council and Ipswich Borough Council, published a tender notice on 21 September 2026 for a combined Level 1 and 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment covering all of Suffolk, to inform the councils' new Local Plans. Submission deadline: 19 October 2026.

Source: Find a Tender — Strategic Flood Risk Assessments Level 1 and 2

WATER CYCLE STUDY TENDER CLOSES 5 OCTOBER

A tender notice published on 7 September 2026 by East Suffolk Council, on behalf of East Suffolk, West Suffolk, Babergh and Mid Suffolk, and Ipswich councils, seeks a combined Stage 1 and 2 Water Cycle Study to assess water supply and waste-water capacity for planned growth up to 2045. Submission deadline: 5 October 2026.

Source: Find a Tender — Water Cycle Study Stage 1 and 2

COMMUNITY SAFETY & SERVICES

Brantham — Suffolk Constabulary has confirmed that a young child reported missing in Brantham on the afternoon of 15 September was found in Decoy Pond on 16 September, after a large-scale search supported by specialist teams and around 1,300 members of the public. The force states the death is not being treated as suspicious and that a file will be submitted to the Coroner. Suffolk Constabulary, 17 September 2026

Stowmarket — Suffolk Constabulary and the Police and Crime Commissioner announced a series of autumn public meetings on local policing, including a Mid Suffolk meeting at The Mix, Stowmarket, on 22 September, and an online meeting via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 4 November at 6pm, for which registration is by email. Suffolk Constabulary, 21 September 2026

Source: Suffolk Constabulary news and appeals

THE COUNTDOWN

The Government withdrew its March 2026 decision to replace Suffolk's six councils with three unitary councils on 7 September 2026, pending a review. The councils' joint Local Government Reorganisation page now states that the Government has confirmed that district and borough council elections in Suffolk will take place in May 2027 on existing council boundaries, and that the planned shadow unitary council elections will not go ahead. It states that plans for devolution, including the election of a mayor for Suffolk and Norfolk in 2028, are continuing. The Government's announcement confirms that local elections in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries.

The Vesting Day set by the withdrawn decision, 1 April 2028, is 555 days away; that date is suspended while the review takes place, and no revised timetable has been published.

This week: the councils' Forthcoming Decisions List no longer lists the "Funding Suffolk Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Transition Budget" item previously due on 22 October 2026 (see In the Chamber).

Sources: Babergh and Mid Suffolk — Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution; GOV.UK — Review of local government reorganisation launched, 7 September 2026

HAVE YOUR SAY

HARE & HOUNDS, EAST BERGHOLT — LICENCE VARIATION ⚠️

Representations on the application to vary the premises licence of the Hare & Hounds, Heath Road, East Bergholt (see On the High Street) must be made in writing to the Licensing Team.

Deadline: 1 October 2026.

View and respond: BMSDC current licensing applications

QUARTET VILLAGES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN — AREA DESIGNATION

Babergh District Council is consulting on an application from the parish councils of Higham, Holton St Mary, Raydon and Stratford St Mary to designate a joint neighbourhood plan area following the existing parish boundaries. Views are sought only on whether the proposed area is appropriate. Comments must be made in writing by 4pm on Friday 16 October 2026.

View and respond: Quartet Villages Neighbourhood Plan

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Every application validated in the week beginning 14 September is open for comment for 21 days from its validation date, via the portal link against each item in Planning Watch.

COMING UP

• Thursday 24 September, 5.30pm — Mid Suffolk Council, Endeavour House, Ipswich (see In the Chamber). Agenda
• Monday 28 September, 10.30am — Joint Audit and Standards Committee: Rebuilding Audit Assurance report and Finance Action Plan update. Agenda
• 20 and 22 October — Community Governance Review 2025/26 decisions for Babergh (20 October) and Mid Suffolk (22 October); Asset Management Strategy and the Constitutional Update to the Planning Scheme of Delegations due before both councils on 22 October. Forthcoming Decisions List V499
• 10 November — Both Cabinets due to consider the Climate Action Plan and the new Joint Enforcement Policy for the Private Rented Sector. Forthcoming Decisions List V499

HOW IT WORKS

WHAT IS A DISCLAIMED AUDIT OPINION?

Every year an external auditor gives an opinion on a council's statement of accounts. A disclaimed opinion means the auditor has not been able to obtain enough evidence to give an opinion at all. The councils' report to the Joint Audit and Standards Committee explains that, under the National Audit Office's Local Authority Reset and Recovery arrangements, disclaimers were issued for 2020/21 to 2024/25, and that a disclaimer "should not automatically be interpreted as evidence that balances are materially incorrect". Assurance is then rebuilt over later years' audits, moving towards a modified and ultimately an unqualified ("clean") opinion.

Source: Report JAC/26/11

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