25 School Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BB
Approved on 23 January 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions
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Proposal
Householder Application - Retention of existing boundary fence and proposed installation of greenhouse and summerhouse/shed.
- Received
- 31 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Agent
- portland planning
- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated11 Dec
- Consult.Consultation29 Jan
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided23 Jan
Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 25 School Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BB. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 5 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Needham Market conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Needham Market. We hold 627 applications in total for the IP6 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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Application details
- Postcode
- IP6 8BB
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Needham Market
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 15 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 29 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 15 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 23 January 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- portland planning
- Agent address
- Manor Cottage The Street Brundish Suffolk IP13 8BL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 24 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 14 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 19 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 9 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14451218
- Documents
- 16
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Needham Market
- Listed building: Grade II: Barn, 40 Metres South West of Number 1, (Chain House)On or next to this site
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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications
- 202617 Feb
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04852
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/00654 - 202531 Oct
Application for Listed Building Consent - Retention of wood burner and flue.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/25/04851 - 202531 Oct
Householder Application - Retention of existing boundary fence and proposed installation of greenhouse and…
This applicationApprovedFullDC/25/04852
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