Redlands Brettenham Road Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7NT
Refused on 29 July 2026
Proposal
Householder Application - Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to be installed to the property.
- Received
- 9 April 2026
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- North West Cosford
- Agent
- Octopus Energy Services
- ReceivedReceived9 Apr
- ValidatedValidated13 Apr
- Consult.Consultation22 Jul
- TargetTarget Date31 Jul
- DecidedDecided29 Jul
Decided in 107 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Redlands Brettenham Road Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7NT. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 9 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across North West Cosford. We hold 482 applications in total for the IP7 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(S) FOR REFUSAL - RESIDENTIAL AMENITY HARM Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed air source heat pump would not result in unacceptable noise impacts on the occupiers of the adjoining residential property at 6 Brettenham Road. The Council's Environmental Protection Officer has advised that the proposal fails the relevant MCS-020 noise assessment criteria when existing plant on the site is taken into account and has requested a full Acoustic Assessment, which has not been provided. Given the close proximity of the proposed unit to the neighbouring dwelling and its direct relationship with habitable room windows, it has not been demonstrated that the development would safeguard the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers from harmful noise disturbance. The proposal would therefore fail to provide a high standard of amenity for existing residents, contrary to Policy LP24(2)(i) of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023) and paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), which require development to secure a high standard of amenity for existing and future users and to avoid unacceptable adverse impacts from noise. SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION: Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (JLP) (2023) SP03 - The sustainable location of new development SP09 - Enhancement and Management of the Environment SP10 - Climate Change LP15 - Environmental Protection and Conservation LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP17 - Landscape LP23 - Sustainable Construction and Design LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP26 - Water Resources and Infrastructure LP27 - Flood Risk and Vulnerability LP29 - Safe, Sustainable, and Active Travel Hitcham Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) (2025) HIT4 - Design HIT8 - Landscape National Planning Policy and Guidance NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG - National Planning Practice Guidance
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- IP7 7NT
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitcham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 13 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 22 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 31 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Octopus Energy Services
- Agent address
- Neptune Square Block C, Floor 3 Brighton BN2 0AT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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