Issue 18, 9th - 15th October, 2026

Welcome to issue 18 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 the Quartet Villages neighbourhood plan area designation close at 4pm on Friday 16 October.
⚠️ HAVE YOUR SAY — Electors can ask for elections to fill casual vacancies: Capel St Mary's notice expires on 16 October, Stutton's on 22 October, Hoxne's on 28 October, Great Bricett's on 29 October and Wherstead's on 30 October; notices for Needham Market Town Council, Ashfield cum Thorpe and Laxfield expired on 14 and 15 October, and a county notice covers the Bosmere Division.
• IN THE CHAMBER — The Regulator of Social Housing has graded both councils' housing services C2, the first grading for either council.
• IN THE CHAMBER — Mid Suffolk Planning Committee resolved on 7 October to grant four applications, including 14 homes at Wetheringsett cum Brockford and five houses replacing six bungalows at Harleston; a fifth application was withdrawn before the meeting.
• IN THE CHAMBER — Babergh Council (20 October) and Mid Suffolk Council (22 October) each have the Community Governance Review, the planning scheme of delegations and the 2027/28 meeting timetable on their agendas.
• PLANNING WATCH — A care home for older people granted at Gregory Mills, Sudbury; first-floor flats granted at The Ram, Hadleigh; Class Q barn conversions approved at Raydon and Henley; a children's day nursery proposed in part-built units at Stowmarket.
• YOUR MONEY — Mid Suffolk's Town and Village Centre Business Improvement Fund terms are published: grants of £500 to £10,000 per property, covering up to 60% of eligible costs.
• JOBS & TENDERS — Suffolk County Council is seeking market views on a food waste treatment contract estimated at £4.4 million excluding VAT, for five councils including Babergh and Mid Suffolk; engagement closes on 6 November.
• THE COUNTDOWN — 534 days to 1 April 2028; the date is suspended while the Government's review takes place.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 69 — planning schemes newly reported with an explicit outcome this week (61 granted, 5 refused, 3 withdrawn).

IN THE CHAMBER

REGULATOR OF SOCIAL HOUSING GRADES BOTH COUNCILS' HOUSING SERVICES C2

The Regulator of Social Housing published its regulatory judgements for Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council on 14 October 2026. Each council received a grade of C2 on the regulator's consumer grading scale (C1 to C4); this is the first consumer grading recorded for either council. For Babergh, the regulator records that 94% of homes had been surveyed and that 16% of homes, about 3,600, did not meet the Decent Homes Standard. For Mid Suffolk, 97% of homes had been surveyed and 13%, about 3,500 homes, did not meet the Decent Homes Standard. Both judgements record weaknesses in the safety and quality standard, and both note that data on decent homes and on health and safety compliance is held on manual systems. The councils' Forthcoming Decisions Lists carry a Regulator of Social Housing feedback and action plan for both Cabinets on 10 November.

Source: Regulator of Social Housing — Babergh District Council (42UB), regulatory judgement, 14 October 2026; Mid Suffolk District Council (42UE), regulatory judgement, 14 October 2026

MID SUFFOLK PLANNING COMMITTEE, 7 OCTOBER: FOUR APPLICATIONS TO BE GRANTED, ONE WITHDRAWN

The draft minutes of the Mid Suffolk Planning Committee meeting of 7 October 2026 record the outcome of the five applications set out in Issue 16. The Travellers site of up to 18 pitches at The Rose Inn, Crowfield (DC/25/03043) was withdrawn before the meeting began. The committee resolved unanimously to grant temporary planning permission for continuation of the temporary bridge used as a works access off Low Road, Debenham (DC/26/03403); the conditions listed in the minutes include that the permission is temporary and, in a separate bullet, "for ONE year only", where the application asked for two years. It resolved unanimously to delegate authority to the Chief Planning Officer to grant reserved matters for 15 small warehouse units on Phase 2, Plot 15 of Port One, Little Blakenham (DC/26/01972), subject to sufficient surface water drainage information satisfying the lead local flood authority. It resolved, by 5 votes to 2, to delegate authority to grant planning permission for the demolition of six bungalows and erection of five houses at 1–6 Harleston Corner, Harleston (DC/26/01740), subject to receipt of "the required IACPC and bat licensing route" and to conditions that include more photovoltaic provision than the drawings suggest. The fifth application, reserved matters for 14 dwellings east of Hockey Hill, Wetheringsett cum Brockford, is reported under Planning Watch. On the planning portal, the four applications listed in this paragraph still showed "awaiting decision" on 15 October.

Source: Mid Suffolk Planning Committee, 7 October 2026 — agenda and draft minutes

FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS ON 20 AND 22 OCTOBER

Babergh Council meets at 5.30pm on Tuesday 20 October 2026 and Mid Suffolk Council at 5.30pm on Thursday 22 October. Both agendas carry the final recommendations of the Community Governance Review, the planning scheme of delegations and the draft committee timetable for 2027/28. Babergh's agenda also includes political balance and the election of a Vice-Chair of its Licensing and Regulatory Committee; Mid Suffolk's includes councillor appointments.

Source: Babergh Council, 20 October 2026 — agenda; Mid Suffolk Council, 22 October 2026 — agenda

FORWARD PLAN: JOINT WASTE COLLECTIONS SERVICES ITEM ADDED

The Forthcoming Decisions List published on 12 October 2026 (V503) adds one item not in the previous edition: Councils Joint Waste Collections Services, for Babergh Council and Mid Suffolk Council on 25 February 2027. The item is marked fully exempt from publication. Items already listed are unchanged, including the Kingfisher Swimming Pool update, the Capel St Mary Local Nature Reserve, the climate action plans, the Regulator of Social Housing feedback and action plan, fees and charges, the joint private rented sector enforcement policy and the homelessness action plan, all before Cabinets on 10 November.

Source: Forthcoming Decisions List V503

PLANNING WATCH

This section covers every planning application validated or decided in the two portal weeks from 28 September to 11 October 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 change of use, commercial or agricultural development, infrastructure, or is otherwise of wider interest; every other application appears in a round-up or in the Full Register below. Applications from the week beginning 28 September also appeared in Issue 17 and are repeated here for completeness; their outcomes are not counted again. Comments on newly validated applications are open for 21 days from validation, via the portal link on each item.

CARE HOME FOR OLDER PEOPLE GRANTED AT GREGORY MILLS, WEAVERS LANE, SUDBURY (Care home — Class C2, demolition and new build)

Planning permission has been granted for the demolition of existing industrial buildings at Gregory Mills, Weavers Lane, Sudbury, and the construction of a three-storey building to form a care home for older people (Class C2), with car and cycle parking, amenity space and landscaping. The application was validated on 28 February 2025; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/25/00917

14 DWELLINGS, FOUR AFFORDABLE, GRANTED AT HOCKEY HILL, WETHERINGSETT CUM BROCKFORD (Reserved matters — 14 dwellings)

Reserved matters approval has been granted, for appearance and landscaping, for 14 dwellings including four affordable homes on land east of Hockey Hill, Wetheringsett cum Brockford. The outline permission was allowed on appeal. Mid Suffolk Planning Committee resolved unanimously on 7 October to delegate authority to the Chief Planning Officer to grant the reserved matters, with a condition requiring alternative landscaping that includes three holly trees, a more suitable species in place of the cherry blossom, and street trees. The application was validated on 28 April 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/01758

FORMER TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AT CEMETERY LANE, EAST BERGHOLT, GRANTED FOR CONVERSION TO A HOME (Residential — 1 dwelling, conversion)

Planning permission has been granted to convert the former telephone exchange on Cemetery Lane, East Bergholt, to a dwelling, including a single-storey rear extension, with a change of use of adjacent land to form gardens. The application was validated on 13 August 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03420

FIRST-FLOOR FLATS GRANTED AT THE RAM, MARKET PLACE, HADLEIGH (Change of use — 2 flats above a public house, with listed building consent)

Planning permission, and a companion listed building consent for the same works, have been granted for a change of use of the first floor of The Ram public house, Market Place, Hadleigh, to two residential flats (Class C3), with internal and external alterations to the public house and a single-storey courtyard extension. The first application was validated on 9 December 2025; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/25/05346, DC/25/05347

ONE DWELLING GRANTED AT GREENACRES, LINGS LANE, CHELMONDISTON (Residential — 1 dwelling)

Planning permission has been granted for one dwelling at Greenacres, Lings Lane, Chelmondiston, on land forming part of a site that already has planning permission for two dwellings. The application was validated on 10 August 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03388

BARN CONVERSION TO TWO HOMES APPROVED AT WOODLANDS FARM, RAYDON (Prior approval — Class Q, barn to 2 dwellings)

Prior approval has been recorded as granted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order for the conversion of the barn at Woodlands Farm Barn, Woodlands Road, Raydon, into two dwellings, with building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. The application was validated on 13 August 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03496

ANNEXE AT DAGWORTH HALL BARNS GRANTED AS AN INDEPENDENT HOME (Change of use — annexe to 1 dwelling)

Planning permission has been granted to change the use of the existing ancillary annexe at West Barn, Dagworth Hall Barns, Dagworth Lane, Old Newton, to form one independent dwelling. The application was validated on 11 August 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03440

AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT HOME FARM, HENLEY, APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO ONE HOME (Prior approval — Class Q, 1 dwelling)

Prior approval has been recorded as granted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order for the conversion of an agricultural building at Home Farm, Main Road, Henley, into one single-storey dwelling, with building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. The application was validated on 11 August 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03467

CAR PARK AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING GRANTED ON LAND AT CREETING ROAD WEST, STOWMARKET (Infrastructure — car park and EV charging)

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a car park and electric vehicle charging on land at Creeting Road West, Stowmarket. The portal description does not give further detail. The application was validated on 18 August 2026; the portal lists it as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03536

ANNEXE CONVERSION REFUSED AT DYERS GREEN FARM, GREAT WALDINGFIELD (Residential — partial conversion of agricultural building to annexe)

An application for the partial conversion of an existing agricultural building to a residential annexe at Dyers Green Farm, Lavenham Road, Great Waldingfield, has been refused. The application was validated on 28 July 2026; the portal lists it as refused in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03233

DWELLING AT LAND REAR OF 96 POPLAR HILL, STOWMARKET: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN (Residential — 1 dwelling)

An application for one one-and-a-half-storey dwelling, using the existing access, on land to the rear of 96 Poplar Hill, Stowmarket, has been withdrawn. The application described itself as a re-submission of an earlier scheme. The application was validated on 12 August 2026; the portal lists it as withdrawn in the week beginning 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03314

TWO COTTAGES PROPOSED TO BE JOINED AS ONE HOME AT 32 AND 34 STONE STREET, BOXFORD (Residential — amalgamation of 2 cottages)

An application has been validated to amalgamate two semi-detached cottages at 32 and 34 Stone Street, Boxford, into one dwelling. The works include demolition of the existing rear additions, a single-storey rear extension, replacement windows, relocated entrance doors, a roof light, an air source heat pump in place of an oil boiler, a rear terrace with landscaping, and a detached garage. The application was validated on 8 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04072

FOUR DWELLINGS PROPOSED AT MILL GREEN, EDWARDSTONE (Residential — 4 dwellings, outline)

An application for outline planning permission, with access to be considered and all other matters reserved, has been validated for four dwellings on land at Mill Green, Edwardstone. The application was validated on 8 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04377

ONE DWELLING PROPOSED ADJACENT TO SCHOOL HOUSE, BAYLHAM (Residential — 1 dwelling)

An application has been validated for one dwelling on land adjacent to School House, Baylham. The application was validated on 8 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04307

NISSEN HUT AT PAPERMILL LANE, BRAMFORD, PROPOSED AS A SELF-BUILD HOME (Residential — 1 self-build dwelling, conversion)

An application has been validated for the self-build conversion of the Nissen hut at Papermill Lane, Bramford, to one dwelling, retaining its structural steel frame. The application was validated on 8 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03887

SELF-BUILD DWELLING PROPOSED AT LOCHCARRON, MILL GREEN, STONHAM ASPAL (Residential — 1 self-build dwelling, replacing a bungalow)

An application has been validated for one self-build dwelling with an attached annexe and double garage at Lochcarron, Mill Green, Stonham Aspal, following demolition of the existing bungalow. The application was validated on 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/03501

CHILDREN'S DAY NURSERY PROPOSED IN PART-BUILT UNITS AT SUFFOLK CENTRAL BUSINESS PARK, STOWMARKET (Commercial — children's day nursery)

An application has been validated for the completion and alteration of a part-built commercial building at Units 1 and 2, Suffolk Central Business Park, Chilton Leys, Stowmarket, to allow its use as a children's day nursery, with an associated outdoor garden and play areas and car parking. The application was validated on 6 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04310

CHANGE OF USE FOR OAKLAND HALL CHILDREN'S DAY NURSERY PROPOSED AT SPRINGVALE COURT, SPROUGHTON (Change of use — day nursery)

An application has been validated for a change of use of a building and land at Springvale Court, Hadleigh Road, Sproughton, as part of the Oakland Hall Children's Day Nursery. The application was validated on 5 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04288

VISITOR COTTAGES AND WEDDING CEREMONY SPACE PROPOSED AT THE ISLAND, STRATFORD ST MARY (Tourism — 3 visitor cottages, wedding venue)

An application has been validated to reconfigure and extend 1 and 3 The Island, Lower Street, Stratford St Mary, to provide three one-bedroom visitor cottages, and to change the use of land to a seasonal outdoor wedding ceremony space with a seasonal canopy and a ceremony pavilion building. The application was validated on 8 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04368

INTERTIDAL HABITAT CREATION PROPOSED AT COLLIMER POINT, SHOTLEY (Infrastructure — habitat creation, Environmental Impact Assessment development)

An application has been validated for the creation of new intertidal habitat on land at Collimer Point, Shotley: a single breach at least 150m wide, to a depth of 0.96m above ordnance datum, to inundate the site with estuarine water, with a new counter wall on the north-west of the site. The application is described on the portal as Environmental Impact Assessment development. The application was validated on 6 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04187

SCREENING OPINION REQUESTED FOR A BATTERY STORAGE CABLE ROUTE AT EYE AIRFIELD, YAXLEY (Infrastructure — Environmental Impact Assessment screening request)

A request for an Environmental Impact Assessment screening opinion, under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, has been received for an updated underground cable connection route for the Battery Energy Storage Facility on land south of Eye Airfield Industrial Estate, Castleton Way, Yaxley. The request asks the council whether the proposal needs a formal environmental assessment; it is not a planning application. The application was validated on 9 October 2026.

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal — DC/26/04406

SECTION 73 VARIATIONS ROUND-UP

Applications to vary conditions on earlier permissions, validated or decided since our last issue; where a companion application was filed for the same works, both references are given:

• Calinol House 5 Maple Grove — retention and completion of a ground-floor extension to provide a hydrotherapy space for a disabled person, without compliance with conditions 2 (approved plans) and 4 (materials) of the earlier permission, Barham — granted (DC/26/03376)
• Little Barnes Nursery Shotley Road — variation or removal of Condition 3 (occupation only by Little Barnes Nursery employees) on the permission for change of use of an ancillary building to a dwelling, to let other people occupy it, Chelmondiston (DC/26/04164)
• Plot Adjoining The Oaklands Flordon Road — variation of Condition 1 (approved plans and documents) of the reserved matters approval for three dwellings with detached garages, to amend the design and location of Plot 1 only, Creeting St Mary — granted (DC/26/02997)
• Land On The South Side Of Ashbocking Road — variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of the 2023 permission for 11 dwellings, to allow an amended design for plots 2 and 3, Henley — granted (DC/26/01681)
• Green Meadows The Green — variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and documents) on the householder permission and the listed building extension permission, to amend the window layout, Hessett — companion applications — granted (DC/26/03315, DC/26/03327)
• Land On The North Side Of George Street — variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of the permission for three two-storey dwellings and one single-storey dwelling, with outbuildings and a new vehicular access (a revised scheme), Hintlesham (DC/26/04294)
• Latimers Ipswich Road — variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of the earlier permission for a single-storey extension and reinstated driveway access, Holbrook — granted (DC/26/02707)
• Perrywood Garden Centre Newton Road — variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans and documents) and 21 (phasing of the development) of the garden centre permission, to enable interim scheme changes, Newton (DC/26/04284)
• Land To The Rear Of 30 Market Hill — variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans and documents) and 12 (provision of access prior to any other works) of the permission for four terraced dwellings with alterations to an outbuilding, boundary wall and access, Sudbury — refused (DC/26/00355)
• Keepers Farm Cox Hall Road — variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of the permission for a single-storey rear extension, first-floor front and side extension, roof alterations and a private treatment plant, Tattingstone — withdrawn (DC/26/03459)
• Manor Farm Creamery Pakenham Road — variation of Condition 2 (restriction on use) of a 1986 permission for the use of a former poultry building as a creamery for the manufacture of dairy ice cream, Thurston — refused (DC/26/03333)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT ROUND-UP

Listed building consent applications validated or decided since our last issue, with any companion applications for the same works; where a companion application was filed, all references are given:

• Smithy Cottage The Tye — extend the overall height of the chimney to 1.8m. Add fencing to the garden, Alpheton — companion applications — granted (DC/26/01666, DC/26/01834)
• The Coach House Assington Park — erection of a new pool to rear garden, Assington — companion applications (DC/26/04246, DC/26/04247)
• Box Tree Cottage Cherry Tree Lane — replacement of 5 windows on front elevation and 1 window on rear elevation, Botesdale — granted (DC/26/03181)
• 20 Broad Street — demolition of rear extension. Construction of a single-storey rear extension. Restoration and refurbishment of the building. Make the 2nd floor habitable. Add back dormer…, Boxford — companion applications — granted (DC/26/02427, DC/26/02428)
• Holy Oak Barn Church Road — installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of the existing outbuilding, Combs (DC/26/03556)
• 7 High Street — changing the signage above the door of the shop to The Little Acorn and changing the colour to Little Greene Hicks Blue exterior eggshell paint and the words written in cream…, Debenham (DC/26/04253)
• Chestnuts Rattlesden Road — fitment of 15 solar panels on south west and 15 solar panels on south east facing roofs of extension built 2001. Each solar panel will be 1134 x 1762mm. Installation of 30…, Drinkstone — companion applications — granted (DC/26/03361, DC/26/03362)
• The Barn The Lodge Hughes Road — works to facilitate change of use from barn to kennels, East Bergholt — companion applications — granted (DC/26/02879, DC/26/02881)
• Old Hall Rectory Hill — replacement heating system, including removal external 113 kW biomass boiler and associated flue, removal of redundant oil and gas-fired plant, relocation of two existing gas…, East Bergholt — companion applications (DC/26/04304, DC/26/04305)
• Pitt Cottage Cretingham Road — erection of single storey extension to replace the existing single storey conservatory; Internal alterations to reconfigure the existing ground and first floor layout…, Framsden — companion applications — granted (DC/26/03690, DC/26/03691)
• Watergate Lodge Clay Hall Lane — replace existing 3 bay garage outbuilding with enlarged 3 bay garage building with workshop and storage space, Great Waldingfield — companion applications (DC/26/03302, DC/26/03303)
• Cemetery Lodge Friars Road — demolition of existing extension and erection of a new extension. Replacement of 1 No window, Hadleigh — companion applications — withdrawn (DC/26/02606, DC/26/02607)
• Church Farm Main Road — variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of the listed building consent, to replace the thatch roof with plain tiles, replace rainwater goods and replace timber windows, Henley (DC/26/04117)
• Alwyd The Street — installation of fibre optic broadband. Additional hole through wall required to accommodate new cable with the addition of an external box cover and internal receptor box…, Hessett (DC/26/04308)
• Jane Taylors Cottage Shilling Street — replacement of single glazing in existing window and door units with timbalite 12mm softcoat slimline double glazing, Lavenham — granted (DC/26/03515)
• The Long House Folly Farm Waldingfield Road — proposed single storey alterations and additions to eastern end of modern range of buildings including dog kennel, Lindsey — companion applications — granted (DC/26/03241, DC/26/03243)
• 2 Hanwell House Cock And Bell Lane — retention of existing powder coated aluminium French casement doors and window in modern 1960s extension Replacement of existing UPVC window with powder coated aluminium…, Long Melford — companion applications — granted (DC/26/02729, DC/26/02730)
• 7 Park Terrace Little St Marys — replacement of 2no. windows, Long Melford (DC/26/04375)
• 52 Bury Street — repair existing sash windows. Replace damaged parts and worn sash cords so that windows will open and close. Replace single glass panes with made to measure vacuum insulated…, Stowmarket (DC/26/03950)
• 55 Gainsborough Street — replacement of damaged first floor timber window, Sudbury — granted (DC/26/03345)
• 40 Burkitts Lane — removal of modern partition wall and construction of new studwork wall to create larger WC, Sudbury (DC/26/04312)
• Tannington Lodge Barns Dennington Road — works to facilitate refurbishment of existing outbuildings to use as domestic storage space in conjunction with the host dwelling, Tannington — companion applications — granted (DC/26/02828, DC/26/02829)
• Public House And Premises Church Road — lowering of 1996 floor construction within Bedroom 5; Removal of modern tile in Lounge Bar and replacement with oak floorboards; Removal of concrete block and render…, Wingfield (DC/26/04231)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

COMMERCIAL, COMMUNITY AND AGRICULTURAL ROUND-UP

Other non-domestic, community and change-of-use applications validated or decided since our last issue:

• Warehouse 2 Buxhall Business Park Rectory Road — erection of external storage racks, Buxhall (DC/26/04245)
• 1 Northern Road — construction of a new vehicular access at Chilton Industrial Estate, Chilton (DC/26/04183)
• Land At Grove Lane — change of use of agricultural land to two secure recreational dog exercise paddocks, Elmswell — granted (DC/26/02706)
• St John The Divine Church Church Road — construction of formal car parking on the site of the current grass parking area, Elmswell (DC/26/04202)
• Wakelyns Farm Metfield Lane — installation of a waste treatment plant and associated pipework, Fressingfield — granted (DC/26/03249)
• Lord Thurlow Village Hall School Road — disabled access improvements — removal of the existing pathway and provision of sloping access, wider pathways, a low brick wall in place of damaged walling, high-level and boundary lighting, safety railings, easier access steps and more hard standing to improve wheeled access and parking, Great Ashfield (DC/26/04317)
• Land Adjacent 6 Green View — change of use of part of a meadow to an additional parking area for private recreational vehicle storage, including engineered earthworks to the retaining bank, Hartest (DC/26/03406)
• Rattlesden Gliding Club High Town Green — erection of a storage shed, Rattlesden — granted (DC/26/03240)
• Kiln Farm Mellis Road — change of use of a holiday let to a residential annexe, Thrandeston (DC/26/04058)
• Church Farm The Causeway — prior approval for a change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R) — use of an existing barn for 28 self-storage containers, Walsham le Willows (DC/26/04404)
• Fayrefield House Walsham Road — erection of a horse training pen, Wattisfield (DC/26/04384)
• Keswick Lodge Magpie Green — change of use of land to residential (retention of) and erection of garage, Wortham — withdrawn (DC/26/02626)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE

The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 — submissions discharging a Requirement of the Order; the portal records the parish as Assington:

• Requirement 6, Stage 3 detailed written scheme of investigation (archaeology) — trenches 359–366 — granted (DC/26/03802)
• Requirement 6, Stage 3 detailed written scheme of investigation (archaeology) — trenches 380–386 — granted (DC/26/03845)
• Requirement 4(1)(d), landscape and ecological management plan for Stage 4.2 of the authorised development — granted (DC/26/03858)
• Requirement 6, Stage 3 detailed written scheme of investigation (archaeology) — trenches 367–370, validated 29 September 2026 (DC/26/04237)
• Requirement 6, detailed written scheme of investigation for Stage 3 of the authorised development (DC/26/04408)
• Requirement 8(1), retention and removal of trees, woodlands and hedgerows for Stage 3.4 (DC/26/04422)

Source: Babergh & Mid Suffolk planning portal

THE FULL REGISTER

Every other application validated or decided between 28 September and 11 October 2026, by district and settlement.

Babergh

• Householder — erection of single storey rear and side extensions (following removal of existing conservatories), Alpheton — granted (DC/26/02370)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Alpheton — granted (DC/26/03893)
• Condition discharge — condition 6 (Materials) and 7 (Rainwater Goods), Alpheton (DC/26/04250)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Assington — granted (DC/26/03885)
• Planning application — use of land for tourism / wedding venue, erection of 4 buildings to be used as wedding / holiday accommodation and games room, construction of accessways and parking hard…, Belstead — granted (DC/25/05603)
• Planning application — erection of 1 no. self build dwelling, Bentley — refused (DC/26/03354)
• Non-material amendment — amendments to the proposed glazing. As per plans submitted. Size changes to the following windows: w1, w6, w7, w8, w9, w10, w12. Removal of sidelights to: d2, d3, Bentley — granted (DC/26/04123)
• Householder — retention of timber enclosure associated with approved battery storage and renewable energy installation, Boxford (DC/26/03772)
• Householder — erection of garden room and a shed (Following demolition of existing garden shed). Installation of an EV charger point and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to the main…, Boxford (DC/26/03943)
• Condition discharge — conditions 8 (Surface Water), 12 (Construction Management Plan) and 16 (Dust Control), Boxford — granted (DC/26/03970)
• Planning application — change of use of barn to 1 No. self build/custom build dwelling following an earlier approval, alteration to original approval to allow for a symmetrical roof design, Brantham — granted (DC/26/01751)
• Householder — erection of single storey monopitch front extension, Brantham — granted (DC/26/03677)
• Condition discharge — condition 21 (Level 2 Historic Building Record), Brantham — granted (DC/26/03883)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Construction Management Statement), Brantham — granted (DC/26/04343)
• Planning application — construction of 1 no. self-build dwelling and demolition of existing modern barn, Brent Eleigh — granted (DC/26/03312)
• Tree works — remove low hanging horizontal branches of 1 No. Walnut, Brent Eleigh (DC/26/04339)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Facing and Roofing Materials), Bures St Mary — granted (DC/26/03301)
• Condition discharge — condition 9 (Details of Sustainable Urban Drainage System Components), Capel St Mary (DC/26/04223)
• Householder — construction of single storey entrance porch incorporating WC & store area, Capel St Mary (DC/26/04298)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Wildlife enhancement strategy), Capel St Mary (DC/26/04331)
• Householder — erection of a garage with office space above, Chelmondiston — granted (DC/26/03225)
• Tree works — fell 2 No. Acacia (T1 and T2), 1 No. ivy covered stump (T3) and 1 No. Conifer (T4). Reduce height of crown of 2 No. Acacia (T5 and T6) by 2m and reduce lateral spread by 2m, Cockfield (DC/26/04256)
• Householder — erection of a side extension and front and rear porches, Copdock and Washbrook (DC/26/04265)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Sycamore to ground level, East Bergholt — granted (DC/26/03819)
• 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. Full…, East Bergholt — decided (DC/26/04066)
• Tree works — reduce the weight and size of some of the larger extended branches overhanging neighbouring gardens ensuring a balanced crown upon completion, East Bergholt (DC/26/04091)
• Householder — erection Of Single Storey Side and Rear Extensions, Re-Placement Roof and New Cladding To Existing Rear Extension, Porch Alterations, Replacement Windows and Eaves To…, East Bergholt (DC/26/04217)
• Tree works — t1 - Sycamore - reduce by 50% (up to 6m), East Bergholt (DC/26/04314)
• Non-material amendment — amend window to glazed doors, amend door to a window, East Bergholt — granted (DC/26/04342)
• Prior approval — erection of a single-storey rear extension (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A larger home extension), Elmsett — decided (DC/26/03745)
• Householder — erection of a single storey side extension, Glemsford (DC/26/02909)
• Householder — installation of 8 Solar panels attached to the South facing roof of detached bungalow, battery to be installed at rear of property, Glemsford — withdrawn (DC/26/03668)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 3 (Timber Frame Repairs) for the middle part of the west elevation only, Glemsford — decided (DC/26/03740)
• 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 — decided (DC/26/03844)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Cycle Storage) and Condition 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Great Waldingfield — granted (DC/26/03663)
• Householder — erection of front porch, Great Waldingfield (DC/26/04370)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. European Larch (T1), Great Waldingfield (DC/26/04390)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Lighting Scheme) Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Hadleigh — granted (DC/26/03695)
• Non-material amendment — to vary Condition 17 (Agronomy Report) and remove Condition 15 (Playing field restoration scheme) to enable the commencement of the work on site to deliver the approved scheme, Hadleigh — granted (DC/26/04178)
• Statutory undertaker — installation of 1 cable on wall with associated fixtures and fittings, Hadleigh (DC/26/04224)
• Tree works — fell 2 No. Laurel stems, Hadleigh (DC/26/04350)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Wildlife Enhancement Measures), Hadleigh (DC/26/04358)
• Householder — replacement window and insertion of a new window to first floor home office, Hartest (DC/26/04278)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Timber Frame), 4 (Brickwork Repairs) and 5 (Materials), Hitcham (DC/26/04315)
• Householder — demolition of existing kitchen and erection of a two storey extension, Holbrook — granted (DC/26/02470)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Holbrook — granted (DC/26/03006)
• Householder — erection of a two storey rear extension and a front porch (following removal of conservatory), Holbrook (DC/26/04089)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy, Kersey — granted (DC/26/03906)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Apple (T1), Reduce 1 No. Conifer (T2) by about 40% and lightly trim and shape the remainder, Kersey (DC/26/04251)
• Condition discharge — condition 1 (Cycle Storage), Lavenham — granted (DC/26/03800)
• Non-material amendment — provision of tandem parking bays and low level timber sleeper retaining wall, Lavenham — granted (DC/26/03830)
• Condition discharge — conditions 2 (Landscaping Details),3 (Screen Walls and Fences), 4 (Landscape Managemet Plan), 5 (Parking), 6 (Refuse Bin Storage) and 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Lawshall (DC/26/04226)
• Planning application — change of use of 20 Edies Lane from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a solo residential children's home (Class C2), Leavenheath (DC/26/04211)
• Condition discharge — conditions 5 (Access Layout) and 6 (Access Surfacing), Little Waldingfield — granted (DC/26/03145)
• Householder — erection of a first floor extension, Long Melford (DC/26/03797)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Mechanical Ventilation), Long Melford (DC/26/04374)
• 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: T5-…, Monks Eleigh — decided (DC/26/03866)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Lawson Cypress (T1), Monks Eleigh (DC/26/04329)
• Householder — erection of Oak-Framed Shelter for home entertainment space, Nayland with Wissington — granted (DC/26/03355)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Pear (T1), Nayland with Wissington — decided (DC/26/03841)
• Tree works — remove dead wood from canopy of 1 No. Sycamore (T1) and Sever Ivy at base of tree. Remove the two smaller lower branches growing from main stem, over neighbours and over main…, Nayland with Wissington (DC/26/04394)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Ash (T1), Nayland with Wissington (DC/26/04409)
• Householder — installation of Solar Panels to north and east roof ranges (retention of), Newton — granted (DC/26/02261)
• Tree works — prune back upper side branches of 2 No. Ash (G1) by 3 metres, Crown lift 1 No. group of Oak and Sycamore (G2) by 2 metres. Reduce crown of No. Field Maple (T1) by 3 metres…, Pinewood — granted (DC/26/03765)
• Local Listed Building Consent Order — Classes B and C pre-start notification, Polstead — withdrawn (DC/26/04061)
• Local Listed Building Consent Order — Class B pre-start notification, Polstead — decided (DC/26/04216)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Timber Frame) and 5 (Historic Infill and Timber Laths), Polstead — granted (DC/26/04248)
• Local Listed Building Consent Order — Class B pre-start notification, Polstead (DC/26/04344)
• Householder — erection of a first floor extension to rear over existing ground floor extension, Raydon (DC/26/03021)
• Condition discharge — conditions: 3 (Fenestration); 4 (Internal Doors); 5 (Vents and Flues); 6 (Limecrete Floor Details) and 7 (Wall Insulation and Cavity Membrane Details), Shelley — granted (DC/26/03205)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Replacement Floor), 4 (Fenestration), 5 (Eaves and Verges), 6 (Roof Cladding), 7 (Wall Cladding), 8 (Rainwater Goods and External Openings) and 9 (New Gate), Shelley — decided (DC/26/03219)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Timber Frame Repairs), Shelley (DC/26/04326)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Fenestration), Shelley (DC/26/04389)
• Householder — erection of a detached annexe for family members (following demolition of outbuildings) (re-submission to renew approved application an earlier application), Shimpling — granted (DC/26/02175)
• Householder — to demolish and rebuild existing garage; insert front door with porch, Shotley — granted (DC/26/03566)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Brickworks Repairs), 4 (Materials), 5 (Sample Panel of Brickwork) and 6 (Joinery Repairs), Shotley — granted (DC/26/03822)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Conditions 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 7 (Landscaping Scheme) for - for the slipway only, Shotley — decided (DC/26/03933)
• Prior approval — erection of an agricultural building at 2 Styngham Cottages, Main Road (Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A), Shotley (DC/26/04182)
• Householder — conversion of existing attic store into bedroom and study, Stoke by Nayland — granted (DC/26/02326)
• Tree works — re-pollard 1 No. Pseudo Acacia (T1), Reduce crown of 1 No. Strawberry tree (T2) by 50% and reduce 1 No. Plum (T3) by 30%, Stratford St Mary (DC/26/04268)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Floor Finishes) and 4 (Lighting), Sudbury — granted (DC/26/03296)
• Planning application — erection of 2no. detached dwellings and garages (Following demolition of existing buildings), Sudbury — withdrawn (DC/26/03408)
• Tree works — reduce crown of 1 No. Walnut by up to 3.0m and remove deadwood, Sudbury — granted (DC/26/03824)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Cedar (A) by up to 2.5m and thin out crown by 25%. Reduce 1 No. Norway Maple (B) back to previous pruning points, Sudbury — granted (DC/26/03832)
• Advertisement consent — change of shop-front signage at 16 Friars Street from "TWO SEVENS DELI" to "THISTLELARK", and replacement of the hanging sign, Sudbury (DC/26/04252)
• Condition discharge — conditions 4 (A Public Rights of Way (PROW) Demolition and Construction Management Strategy) and 5 (Prow Surface Licence), Sudbury (DC/26/04261)
• Condition discharge — conditions 15 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) and 16 (Landscape Management Plan), Sudbury (DC/26/04354)
• Condition discharge — discharge of Conditions Application for B/15/01718 - Part discharge of Conditions 18 (Waste Disposal Strategy), 22 (Electric Vehicle Charging) and 41 (External Lighting) for…, Sudbury (DC/26/04359)
• Householder — erection of a single storey rear extension, a two storey front extension, a two storey side extension and alterations to existing roof, Tattingstone (DC/26/04295)
• Condition discharge — condition 14 (Historic Floor Finishes- Building D), Wenham Parva (DC/26/04395)
• Condition discharge — conditions 8 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme) and 18 (Acoustic Assessment), Wherstead (DC/26/04258)
• Tree works — carry out works to multiple trees as per schedule of works, Woolverstone (DC/26/04318)

Mid Suffolk

• Householder — demolition of derelict outbuilding and replace with a new structure, erection of potting shed and greenhouse and a swimming pool, erection of ground mounted solar array, Ashfield cum Thorpe (DC/25/01907)
• Condition discharge — conditions 13 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 14 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), Badley — granted (DC/26/03085)
• Statutory undertaker — erection of a 10m medium wooden pole, Badley (DC/26/04235)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Landscape Details) and 6 (Fire Hydrants), Badwell Ash (DC/26/04225)
• Condition discharge — condition 18 (Residents Travel Pack) and 23 (Sustainable Urban Drainage System), Barham — refused (DC/26/03281)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Fenestration Details), 4 (Eaves & Verge Details) and 5 (Material Details), Battisford — granted (DC/26/04105)
• Householder — erection of a single storey extensions to west and south elevations also comprising roof and fenestration alterations to dwellinghouse, Bedingfield (DC/26/03626)
• Condition discharge — 5 (Arboricultural Details), 6 (Construction Method Statement ), 9. Sustainability Statement), 10. Surface Water Management Strategy), 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy)…, Beyton — granted (DC/26/02826)
• Tree works — fell 5 No. Conifer (T1-T5), Beyton — decided (DC/26/03770)
• Local Listed Building Consent Order — Class A pre-start notification, Beyton — decided (DC/26/03983)
• Householder — erection of a detached double garage, Botesdale — granted (DC/26/03325)
• Tree works — re-pollard 1 No. Goat Willow (T1), Botesdale (DC/26/04274)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Works to Underlying Fabric) and 4 (Render Finish), Botesdale — granted (DC/26/04369)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 -(Skylark Compensation Strategy), Bramford — withdrawn (DC/24/02617)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Skylark / farmland bird compensation strategy) and 26 (Lemp to be agreed), Bramford (DC/26/04174)
• Condition discharge — condition 7 (Noise Assessment), Bramford — granted (DC/26/04234)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Contamination), Condition 4 (CGN DLL), Condition 8 (RAMS) and Condition 14 (Landscape Protection), Bramford (DC/26/04410)
• Householder — installation of a dropped kerb, Brome and Oakley — refused (DC/26/03437)
• Condition discharge — conditions 4 (Material), 5 (Archaeological Evaluation), 12 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan), 14 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 16 (Biodiversity…, Brundish — granted (DC/26/03572)
• Tree works — re-Pollard 1 No. Sycamore (T1) - taking around 5 metres off the height leaving the tree around 12 metres tall, Claydon — granted (DC/26/03852)
• Statutory undertaker — erection of 9m wooden pole, Coddenham — decided (DC/26/03818)
• Householder — creation of a slabbed hard standing area and erection of a Breezehouse oval wooden garden gazebo, Combs (DC/26/04213)
• Householder — installation of a freestanding electric vehicle charger, Combs (DC/26/04313)
• Condition discharge — 3 (No-dig driveway construction) and 5 (Access Surface Materail), Cotton (DC/26/04341)
• Outline permission — outline, all matters reserved — one two-storey detached dwelling with a detached garage and a new vehicular access at 8 Gracechurch Street, Debenham (DC/26/03313)
• Tree works — reduce crown of 1 No. Horse Chestnut to 4.5m, Debenham (DC/26/04291)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Yew (T1) to 3m, Reduce 1 No. Elm to 3m and Reduce 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T3) to 3m, Debenham (DC/26/04292)
• Certificate of lawfulness — erection of single storey flat roofed extension with parapet, Debenham (DC/26/04353)
• Householder — erection of an extension and a garage, Drinkstone — granted (DC/26/02960)
• Non-material amendment — to an earlier application. Instead of weather boarding externally, the applicant would like to use render, Elmswell (DC/26/04243)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Scots Pine (T1), Elmswell (DC/26/04257)
• Householder — erection of porch to front and associated alterations to fenestration, Elmswell (DC/26/04405)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Details of new lion statue), Eye (DC/26/04203)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Foul Drainage), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 6 (Wildlife Sensitive Design), Eye (DC/26/04286)
• Tree works — reduce 1 No. Acacia (T1) approximately 50%. Remove leaning stem from 1 No. Acacia (T2), Eye (DC/26/04347)
• Tree works — reduce crown of 1 No. Willow (T1) to 30' and Width trimmed to 20', Fressingfield — decided (DC/26/03851)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Refuse and Recycling Storage and Presentation), 6 (External Materials), 7 (Boundary Treatments), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 13 (Foul…, Gosbeck — granted (DC/26/03012)
• Condition discharge — conditions 6 (Landscaping Details) and Condition 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Haughley (DC/26/04249)
• Tree works — reduce crown of 1 No. Robinia Pseudoacaia (T1) by reducing selected over extended, end weighted branches by approximately 2 meters to appropriate growth points. Canopy raise…, Haughley (DC/26/04378)
• Householder — installation of a bulk LPG tank underground in the front garden, Hemingstone (DC/26/03625)
• Householder — conversion of existing integral garage to form new ground floor bedroom, installation of new windows within existing garage door opening, formation of new pitched roof over…, Henley (DC/26/04043)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Repairs to Underlying Fabric), 4 (Render Backing), 5 (Wall Insulation) , 9 (External Facing And Roofing Materials) and 10 (Vents), Hessett — granted (DC/26/03735)
• Householder — extension to existing cart lodge including provision of 2 dormer windows and part conversion to provide additional living accommodation to existing dwelling, Horham — granted (DC/26/03344)
• Householder — erection of side single storey infill extension to kitchen recess and removal of external door. Amendments to fenestration to kitchen area including new door opening and…, Horham (DC/26/04324)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Wildlife Enhancement Strategy), Laxfield (DC/26/04210)
• Condition discharge — full discharge of part A of Condition 62 (Surface Water Drainge Scheme) for the outline part of the site. Part discharge of Parts B to J, for Phase 1/unit 14 only, Little Blakenham — granted (DC/26/03490)
• Outline permission — outline, access to be considered and all other matters reserved — five dwellings with garages and a new vehicular access at Mellis Lodge, The Common, following demolition of two existing buildings, Mellis (DC/26/03639)
• Condition discharge — conditions 6 (Footpath Surface Improvement works), 8 (Maintenance and inspection of the play space) and 9 (Prevention of the parking of vehicles within the green spaces), Mendlesham (DC/26/04345)
• Tree works — fell 1 No. Hornbeam (T1), Metfield — decided (DC/26/03759)
• Condition discharge — conditions 14 (Measures to improve sustainability of development) and 17 (Hard and soft landscaping), Monk Soham (DC/26/04283)
• Certificate of lawfulness — conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation, Needham Market — decided (DC/26/01935)
• Householder — creation of a dropped kerb, Needham Market — granted (DC/26/02737)
• Condition discharge — (Allowed under Appeal Ref APP/W3520/W/23/331) - 3 (Contamination), Needham Market — granted (DC/26/03393)
• Householder — erection of a Cart Lodge, Nettlestead (DC/26/03324)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Sample Panel), Nettlestead (DC/26/04352)
• Tree works — t1 Lime tree to re-reduce back to previous growth points. T2 and T3 Lime trees to be reduced by approximately 30 per cent as too big for area, Occold (DC/26/04348)
• Householder — erection of a first floor side/rear extension and single storey ground floor porch extension, Offton — granted (DC/26/01951)
• Prior approval — erection of a single-storey rear extension (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A larger home extension), Old Newton with Dagworth (DC/26/04228)
• Tree works — reduce back one side of 1 No. Oak (T1) by up to 30%, Palgrave — decided (DC/26/03864)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Underlying Fabric), Rattlesden (DC/26/04208)
• Condition discharge — conditions 4 (Insulation) and 5 (Mechanical Ventilation), Rattlesden (DC/26/04303)
• Non-material amendment — to move approved placement of skylights: Bathroom skylight to be moved laterally but vertical placement to be maintained. Living area skylights to be moved both laterally and…, Rickinghall Superior (DC/26/04309)
• Condition discharge — part discharge of Condition 7 (Retention of Historic Fabric) for Plinth Details only, Stoke Ash — granted (DC/26/03931)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Construction Method Statement), Condition 5 (Scheme of hard, soft and boundary treatment landscaping works), Condition 6 (Approved details of landscaping)…, Stonham Aspal — granted (DC/26/03058)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Stonham Aspal (DC/26/04362)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain), Stonham Aspal (DC/26/04407)
• Condition discharge — conditions 16 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) and 25 (Construction Management Plan), Stowmarket — refused (DC/26/03065)
• Householder — replacement of existing timber decking within its existing footprint, finished in brown timber, Stowmarket (DC/26/04191)
• Condition discharge — conditions 26 (Facilities Construction and Phasing Plan), 27 (Replacement Pavilion) and 40 (Construction Management Plan), Stowmarket (DC/26/04219)
• Non-material amendment — changes to the external appearance of the building, Stowmarket (DC/26/04393)
• Non-material amendment — amendment to parking to the rear of Unit 17 from 6no. spaces to 5no. spaces, Stowmarket (DC/26/04398)
• Planning application — construction of 2no. garden rooms (retention of), Stowupland — granted (DC/26/03255)
• Householder — erection of a Single storey front porch, Stowupland — granted (DC/26/03416)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Wildlife Enhancement Measures), Stowupland — granted (DC/26/04147)
• Condition discharge — conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 5 (Great Crested Newt Method Statement), 8 (decommissioning and land restoration plan) and…, Stradbroke — granted (DC/26/03217)
• Condition discharge — condition 5 (Electric Vehicle Charging Point), Condition 6 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme), Condition 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Stradbroke — granted (DC/26/03835)
• Non-material amendment — remove accommodation from second floor; Hip ends to roof to soften elevations and increase views; Adjust arrangement of attached garage; Altered internal ground floor and…, Stradbroke (DC/26/04150)
• Advertisement consent — installation of internally illuminated signage to comprise: 3no fascia signs, 3no booth lettering, 1no digital booth screen and 4no yellow soffit lights, Stuston — granted (DC/26/03424)
• Householder — erection of single storey side & rear extensions. Alterations to fenestration, including insertion of 2no rooflights to east elevation roof slope. Installation of solar panel…, Stuston (DC/26/04233)
• Prior approval — agricultural determination, stage 2 — resurfacing of existing tracks with hardcore at Church Farm, Little Green, Thrandeston — granted (DC/26/03488)
• Householder — replacement of front porch, single storey rear extension and two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory), Thurston — granted (DC/26/02424)
• Householder — erection of single storey front and side extensions; Erection of gates and fence, Thurston (DC/26/03140)
• Condition discharge — conditions 17 (Bat Licence) and 19 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Thurston — granted (DC/26/03391)
• S106 compliance details — details in compliance with the Section 106 planning obligation, Schedule 2, Part 5, paragraph 1 (car club), on the outline permission for land east of Ixworth Road, Thurston (DC/26/04080)
• Condition discharge — conditions 10 (Brick Column Detail), Thurston (DC/26/04277)
• Tree works — application for Works to Trees in a Conservation Area MS84/A1 - Reduce the canopy of 1 No. Oak (T1) by around 3-4 meter. Pollard 1 No. Ash (T2), Thurston (DC/26/04301)
• Householder — erection of a single storey pitched roof outbuilding, Tostock — granted (DC/26/01840)
• Householder — erection of a two-storey front extension with matching roof line, Tostock (DC/26/04193)
• Tree works — removal of a single yew tree closest to road, Walsham le Willows — decided (DC/26/03517)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), Walsham le Willows — granted (DC/26/03726)
• Local Listed Building Consent Order — Class A pre-start notification, Walsham le Willows — decided (DC/26/04220)
• Condition discharge — condition 6 (Level 2 Recording), Wickham Skeith (DC/26/04239)
• Prior approval — demolition of former agricultural buildings B, D and E at The Gables, Russell Green (Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B), Wilby — granted (DC/26/03768)
• Householder — erection of detached outbuilding, Willisham — granted (DC/26/03398)
• Condition discharge — condition 4 (Archaeological Post-Investigation) and 7 (Wildlife Enhancements), Wingfield — granted (DC/26/03961)
• Planning application — removal of concrete block and render courtyard wall and gates, Wingfield (DC/26/04232)
• Condition discharge — condition 3 (Wildlife Enhancement Measures), Yaxley — granted (DC/26/03603)

The ledger — planning decisions reported since 16 July 2026: 612 — 526 granted, 53 refused, 33 withdrawn.

ON THE HIGH STREET

NEEDHAM MARKET

Consent to display advertisements and a companion listed building consent have been granted for 54 High Street, Needham Market, to replace one fascia sign and one projecting sign with revised business details. The portal lists both as granted in the week beginning 5 October 2026 (DC/26/02934, DC/26/03534).

STOWMARKET

An application for consent to display a double-sided, mobile, free-standing point-of-sale device showing images of the products and services sold, at McDonald's Restaurant, 1 Thorney Way, Stowmarket, has been refused; the portal lists it as refused in the week beginning 5 October 2026 (DC/26/03502).

YOUR MONEY

MID SUFFOLK PUBLISHES TERMS FOR ITS £500 TO £10,000 HIGH-STREET BUSINESS FUND

Issue 17 reported the launch of Mid Suffolk District Council's Town and Village Centre Business Improvement Fund. The council's fund page sets out its terms. Grants run from £500 to £10,000 per property and cover up to 60% of eligible project costs, with applicants providing 40% match funding; evidence of match funding is required, and the grant cannot be matched against other Mid Suffolk District Council funding. The page says flexibility on match funding and on the maximum grant may be considered for priority improvements such as energy saving measures and accessibility or inclusivity works. Payments are made at the end of the process: the project must be fully funded by the applicant first, and costs incurred before the grant is determined cannot be funded. The fund is open to small businesses, shops and landlords of commercial or community-run properties that are publicly accessible, or intended to be, and located within a town or village centre; eligible locations include, but are not limited to, Stowmarket, Eye, Debenham, Stowupland, Elmswell, Woolpit, Thurston, Needham Market, Great Blakenham and Claydon. Planning permission, building control approval or other statutory permissions must be in place before a grant can be approved. We have not seen a separate decision record for the fund.

Source: Mid Suffolk Town & Village Centre Business Improvement Fund — Mid Suffolk District Council

JOBS & TENDERS

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL SEEKS MARKET VIEWS ON A FOOD WASTE CONTRACT FOR FIVE COUNCILS

A preliminary market engagement notice for "Food Waste Receipt and Treatment" was published on 9 October 2026. Suffolk County Council issued it on behalf of Babergh, East Suffolk, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk and West Suffolk councils. The notice describes three lots, for East Ipswich, North Lowestoft and West Bury, with an estimated total value of £4,404,480 excluding VAT (£5,285,376 including VAT) and an indicative contract term of 1 October 2028 to 30 September 2036. The engagement deadline is 6 November 2026; a tender notice is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026/27. The notice states that the opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. A preliminary market engagement notice is not a call for tenders.

Source: Find a Tender — Food Waste Receipt and Treatment, notice 2026/S 000-095552

STILL OPEN: STRATEGIC FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS TENDER

The East Suffolk-led tender for Strategic Flood Risk Assessments Level 1 and 2, covering Babergh and Mid Suffolk among other authorities and reported in Issue 17, closes at 12 noon on 19 October 2026.

Source: Find a Tender — Strategic Flood Risk Assessments Level 1 and 2, notice 2026/S 000-089266

COMMUNITY SAFETY & SERVICES

No Suffolk Constabulary news item published between 9 and 14 October 2026 named a settlement in Babergh or Mid Suffolk. The force's news feed lists only its seven most recent items; those items named Bury St Edmunds, HMP Hollesley Bay, Haverhill and a county-wide hate crime item.

Source: Suffolk Constabulary — news

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 continues to state that district and borough council elections in Suffolk will take place in May 2027 on existing council boundaries, that the planned shadow unitary council elections will not go ahead, and that plans for devolution, including the election of a mayor for Suffolk and Norfolk in 2028, are continuing.

The Vesting Day set by the withdrawn decision, 1 April 2028, is 534 days away; that date is suspended while the review takes place, and no revised timetable has been published.

This week: no new announcements on the councils' joint page.

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

HAVE YOUR SAY

QUARTET VILLAGES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN — AREA DESIGNATION: COMMENTS CLOSE 16 OCTOBER ⚠️

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. The consultation opened on 1 September 2026. Views are sought only on whether the proposed area is appropriate. Comments must be made in writing by 4pm on Friday 16 October 2026.

Deadline: 4pm, 16 October 2026.

View and respond: Quartet Villages Neighbourhood Plan

CASUAL VACANCIES: ELECTORS CAN REQUEST AN ELECTION ⚠️

Notices published by the councils record casual vacancies on parish and town councils and, for Suffolk County Council, in the Bosmere Division. For a parish or town council, an election is held if ten electors request one in writing by the date in the notice; otherwise the vacancy is filled by co-option. For the Suffolk County Council Bosmere Division, the notice dated 30 September 2026 states that an election is triggered if two local government electors give notice in writing to the Proper Officer, with polling within 35 working days of a request; the notice states no closing date.

Babergh parish councils, with the expiry dates on Babergh's vacancies page: Capel St Mary, 16 October; Stutton, 22 October (new this week); Wherstead, 30 October (new this week).

Mid Suffolk parish and town councils, with the closing dates in the notices: Needham Market Town Council, 14 October; Ashfield cum Thorpe and Laxfield, 15 October; Hoxne, 28 October (new this week); Great Bricett, 29 October (new this week). The Elmsett, Bacton and Wattisfield notices listed in Issue 17 no longer appear on the councils' pages.

View and respond: Babergh councillor vacancies; Mid Suffolk councillor vacancies; Suffolk County Council — notice of vacancy, Bosmere Division; Stutton notice; Wherstead notice; Hoxne notice; Great Bricett notice

LICENSING: NEW PREMISES LICENCE APPLICATIONS

The councils' current licensing applications page lists two new premises licence applications under the Licensing Act 2003, both also listed in Issue 17. PastArt, 36 Station Road, Sudbury CO10 2SS, applied by MCT IT Development Consultancy Ltd, seeks a licence for a restaurant for the sale and supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises only; the public consultation ends on 29 October 2026. Amazon UK Services Ltd, 1 Sproughton Road, Ipswich IP1 5BL, seeks the sale and supply of alcohol off the premises, with 24-hour sale and supply; the public consultation ends on 28 October 2026. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Team at Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX, or by email to the Licensing Team.

View and respond: BMSDC current licensing applications

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Every application validated in the week beginning 5 October is open for comment for 21 days from its validation date, via the portal link against each item in Planning Watch.

COMING UP

• Friday 16 October, 9.30am — Babergh Licensing and Regulatory Committee, Endeavour House, Ipswich: minutes of 20 February 2026 and a report on the admission criteria for the unclassified feature film "Once Upon a Time in Suffolk". Agenda
• Friday 16 October, 4pm — Quartet Villages neighbourhood plan area comments close (see Have Your Say).
• Monday 19 October, 12 noon — Tender submissions due for the Suffolk Strategic Flood Risk Assessments (see Jobs & Tenders).
• Tuesday 20 October, 5.30pm — Babergh Council: Community Governance Review final recommendations, planning scheme of delegations, draft committee timetable 2027/28, political balance. Agenda
• Thursday 22 October, 5.30pm — Mid Suffolk Council: Community Governance Review, planning scheme of delegations, draft committee timetable 2027/28, councillor appointments. Agenda
• Friday 23 October, 10.00am — Babergh Licensing Sub-Committee: a hearing to determine an application to vary a premises licence under section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003; the agenda page does not name the premises. Agenda
• 28 and 29 October — Public consultations end on the Amazon (28 October) and PastArt (29 October) premises licence applications (see Have Your Say).
• 6 November — Engagement deadline for the Suffolk County Council food waste preliminary market engagement (see Jobs & Tenders).
• 10 November — Cabinets: both Cabinets are due to consider the Ending Homelessness Action Plan, Fees and Charges 2027/28, the Regulator of Social Housing feedback and action plan, the Joint Enforcement Policy for the Private Rented Sector and Climate Action Plans; Babergh Cabinet is also due to consider the Kingfisher Swimming Pool update and the designation of Capel St Mary Local Nature Reserve. Forthcoming Decisions List V503
• 25 February 2027 — Councils Joint Waste Collections Services before Babergh Council and Mid Suffolk Council (fully exempt item). Forthcoming Decisions List V503

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