Fossils Cottage Chapel Close Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5QQ
Approved on 1 June 2026
Council decision: Granted6 conditions
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Proposal
Householder Application - Conversion of existing garage to bedroom, proposed replacement windows and doors, erection of a carport with office space over
- Received
- 24 March 2026
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Fressingfield
- Agent
- Howe and Boosey Architectural Services ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 Mar
- ValidatedValidated26 Mar
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date4 Jun
- DecidedDecided1 Jun
Decided in 67 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Fossils Cottage Chapel Close Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5QQ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Fressingfield conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Fressingfield. We hold 673 applications in total for the IP21 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
- IP21 5QQ
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fressingfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 7 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 26 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 7 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Howe and Boosey Architectural Services ltd
- Architect profile
- HOWE AND BOOSEY ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
- Agent address
- 28 Julian Road Spixworth Norwich NR10 3QA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 8 April 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 29 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 1 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 22 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14806579
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Fressingfield
- 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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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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