Stables Bobby Hill Wattisfield Suffolk IP22 1NL
Refused on 27 January 2026
Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1No. Self-build dwelling with access, gardens, and parking.
- Received
- 2 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 9
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Walsham-le-Willows
- ReceivedReceived2 Dec
- ValidatedValidated3 Dec
- Consult.Consultation13 Jan
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided27 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Stables Bobby Hill Wattisfield Suffolk IP22 1NL. 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 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Walsham-le-Willows. We hold 1,538 applications in total for the IP22 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
- Policy SP03 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (JLP) states that outside of the settlement boundaries, development will normally only be permitted under strict criteria. The proposed development will not comply with any of the criteria set out in Policy SP03 and does not comprise infill development in accordance with Policy LP01. The development is therefore contrary to Policies SP03 and LP01 of the JLP.
- Policy LP24 of the JLP states that all new development should respond to and safeguard the existing character/context. Due to its scale and design, the development would result in an incongruous development out of keeping and detrimental to the character of the area, contrary to Policy LP24 of the JLP.
- Paragraph 215 of the NPPF (2024) states that where a development proposal will lead to less than substantial harm to the significance of a designated heritage asset, this harm should be weighed against the public benefits of the proposal. The proposed development would cause a very low level of less than substantial harm to a Grade II Listed Building and a low level of less than substantial harm to the character and appearance to the adjacent Conservation Area. The public benefits that accrue from the development do not outweigh this harm. The development is therefore contrary to Paragraph 215 of the NPPF (2024) and Policy LP19 of the JLP. 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 LP04 - Replacement Dwellings and Conversions LP15 - Environmental Protection and Conservation LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP19 - The Historic Environment LP23 - Sustainable Construction and Design LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP27 - Flood risk and vulnerability NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG- Planning Practice Guidance
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- IP22 1NL
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wattisfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 13 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 13 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 13 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Small Fish
- Agent address
- Small Fish Cavell House Stannard Place St Crispins Road Norwich NR3 1YE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 7 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 19 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 9 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14496151
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: WattisfieldNext to the site
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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