Restholme Rectory Road Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4LE

DC/25/04705Full Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 4 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Full Planning Application - Subdivision of existing bungalow into 2no. seperate dwellings

Received: 23 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Bacton

ReceivedReceived23 Oct
ValidatedValidated14 Nov
Consult.Consultation4 Feb
TargetTarget Date28 Jan
DecidedDecided4 Feb

Decided in 82 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Restholme Rectory Road Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4LE. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 8 weeks 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 32 applications across Bacton. We hold 1,277 applications in total for the IP14 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

The proposal for the subdivision of the existing dwelling would conflict wtih policy SP03 and LP01 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023 and paragraphs 15 and 84 of the NPPF. The site is located in the countryside where development is only acceptable under exceptional circumstances. No such exceptional circumstances are ntoed to apply to the site in that it does not accord with the provisions of policy LP01 and nor does it comply with the requirements of paragraph 84 of the NPPF in that is not located in a isolated location to benefit from said policy. It would otherwise provide a dwelling in a unsustainable location wholly dependent upon the private car to meet the day to day needs of its future occupiers.
In addition, the proposed development would also conflict with policies LP24 and LP29 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (JLP) and paragraphs 110, 115, 116 and 117 of the NPPF. The Highway Authority has identified harm arising from the intensification of use of the existing access by an additional dwelling. This application fails to demonstrate that a safe and suitable access cna be provided and therefore fails to mitigate the risk to highway safety and to users of the public highway. 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 LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP19 - The Historic Environment LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP27 - Flood risk and vulnerability LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: IP14 4LE
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Bacton

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 4 February 2026
Consultation start: 21 January 2026
Consultation end: 4 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 17 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 8 December 2025
Last date for comments: 4 February 2026
Target decision date: 28 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 75 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 26 November 2025
Advertisement expiry: 17 December 2025
Site notice start: 26 November 2025
Site notice end: 17 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14425809
Documents: 20
Constraints: 3

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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