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Moat Farm Barrells Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3SH

Refused Babergh DC/17/02400 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval under Part 3, Class Q (a) and (b) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouse Class C3 and for Associated Operational Development

As published by the council, reference DC/17/02400

Application record

Reference
DC/17/02400
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Formal Approval IS required - Refused
Received
31 May 2017
Validated
1 Jun 2017
Decided
12 Aug 2017
Ward
Thurston & Hessett
Parish
Thurston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP31 3SH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2017

    Received by Babergh

  2. 1 Jun 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2017

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Refused

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Babergh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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