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The Limes Barton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PG

DC/26/00968Householder Planning ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 8 May 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Householder Application - Extension to existing single garage

Received
6 March 2026
Ward
Thurston
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at The Limes Barton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PG. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 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 118 applications across Thurston. We hold 1,715 applications in total for the IP31 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

  1. REASON FOR REFUSAL: INSUFFICIENT FLOODING INFORMATION The application site is within Flood Zone 1, with the majority of the site at increased risk of surface water flooding, with areas identified at high risk of surface water flooding. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the development would not increase the flood risk elsewhere. This is because it has failed to consider the increased built form on site displacing flood water onto neighbouring sites. The proposal is hereby refused given the conflict with Joint Local Plan Policies SP10, LP27 and paragraphs 170, 181 and 182 of the NPPF. 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 LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP23 - Sustainable Construction and Design LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP27 - Flood risk and vulnerability LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport Thurston Neighbourhood Plan NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG- Planning Practice Guidance

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
IP31 3PG
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thurston

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Consultation expiry
3 April 2026
Consultation start
13 March 2026
Consultation end
3 April 2026
Last date for comments
3 April 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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