Street Farm Polstead Hill Polstead CO6 5AH

Granted DC/26/00255
Date received
22 Jan 2026
Date validated
23 Jan 2026
Postcode
CO6 5AH

Description

Application under Section 19 of The Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas Act) 1990 (as amended) for LBC DC/23/04331 Conversion of barn from ancillary residential to a new dwelling, following previous residential conversion approvals under outline application B/963/84 & reserved matters application B/1112/86 for variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans and documents).

Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#52 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #64 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 292
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 292
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #64 of 292
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #95 of 292
73%
Minor dwellings approved
169 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
33 decided
904
Total decisions
107 refused in 2025