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Barn At Land At Ash Street Semer Suffolk IP7 6QZ

Refused Babergh DC/17/05559 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 for a Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a Dwellinghouse under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q (a) and (b) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 and for Associated Operational Development.

As published by the council, reference DC/17/05559

Application record

Reference
DC/17/05559
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Formal Approval IS required - Refused
Received
1 Nov 2017
Validated
27 Mar 2018
Decided
21 May 2018
Ward
South Cosford
Parish
Semer
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP7 6QZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2017

    Received by Babergh

  2. 27 Mar 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2018

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Refused

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

38 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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  • Barn At Land At Ash Street Semer Suffolk IP7 6QZ

    DC/17/05559 Submitted 1 Nov 2017 50 yards away

    Notification for Prior Approval for a Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a Dwellinghouse under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q (a) and (b) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 and for Associated Operational Development.

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  • Land To The West Of Ash Street Semer

    B/16/01304 Submitted 26 Sep 2016 50 yards away

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    Refused Prior approval 15 docs
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