Woodnook Lower Street Stanstead Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9AW
Refused on 6 January 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Householder Planning Application - Erection of attached front double garage extension.
- Received
- 11 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Chadacre
- Agent
- Steve James Allen Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Nov
- ValidatedValidated12 Nov
- Consult.Consultation3 Dec
- TargetTarget Date24 Dec
- DecidedDecided6 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Woodnook Lower Street Stanstead Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9AW. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Chadacre. We hold 3,165 applications in total for the CO10 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: OVERDEVELOPMENT The proposed front double garage extension, by reason of its siting, form, scale and forward projection, would appear as an incongruous and intrusive addition that fails to respect or respond to the established character of Lower Street. There are no examples of front projecting extensions of this nature within the street scene, and the development would therefore be out of keeping with the appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings. Furthermore, the proposal represents the second extension to the property within a short timeframe, resulting in the cumulative overdevelopment of the plot, contrary to the expectations of Policy LP03 of the Babergh & Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (JLP). As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies LP03 and LP24 of the Babergh & Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023), which require extensions to maintain or enhance local character, ensure high quality design, and avoid overdevelopment and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), which requires development to be sympathetic to local character. SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION: NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework 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 LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP19 - The Historic Environment LP23 - Sustainable Construction and Design LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP26 - Water resources and infrastructure LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CO10 9AW
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stanstead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 12 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 3 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Steve James Allen Ltd
- Agent address
- UNIT 11 Alexandra Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2ZX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 21 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 12 December 2025
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14393160
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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