15 Pightle Close Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9EJ

DC/25/03950Householder Planning ApplicationRefused

Householder

Refused on 29 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Householder Application - Erection of a two storey side extension and alterations to existing rear conservatory

Received: 5 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Elmswell & Woolpit

ReceivedReceived5 Sep
ValidatedValidated6 Sep
Consult.Consultation29 Sep
TargetTarget Date18 Oct
DecidedDecided29 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 15 Pightle Close Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9EJ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Elmswell & Woolpit. We hold 1,122 applications in total for the IP30 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

REASON FOR REFUSAL - RESIDENTIAL AMENITY HARM The proposed side extension would, by virtue of its scale, height, depth and proximity to the northern boundary, have an overbearing and visually dominant effect on 14 Pightle Close, detrimental to the amenities enjoyed by the occupants of the property. In addition, it would, by virtue of its proximity to the northern boundary and location of the rear facing first floor bedroom window, unacceptably overlook 14 Pightle Close, resulting in a loss of privacy for the occupants of the property. The proposed development is contrary to Policies LP03 and LP24 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan 2023 and paragraph 135 the National Planning Policy Framework 2024. SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION: SP03 - The sustainable location of new development SP09 - Enhancement and Management of the Environment SP10 - Climate Change LP03 - Residential Extensions and Conversions LP15 - Environmental Protection and Conservation LP26 - Water resources and infrastructure LP23 - Sustainable Construction and Design LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP27 - Flood risk and vulnerability LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport Elmswell Neighbourhood Plan NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG- Planning Practice Guidance

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: IP30 9EJ
Application type: Householder Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Elmswell

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 September 2025
Consultation expiry: 14 October 2025
Consultation start: 8 September 2025
Consultation end: 29 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 9 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 30 September 2025
Last date for comments: 14 October 2025
Target decision date: 18 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 19 Aldham Gardens Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2PS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 23 September 2025
Site notice end: 14 October 2025

Appeal history

6002275

Allowed

Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 March 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents: 10
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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