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Barn North Of Hill Farm Layham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5RR

Granted Babergh DC/24/02268 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of barn to provide 1No dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/24/02268

Application record

Reference
DC/24/02268
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Granted
Decision
Formal Approval IS required - Approved
Received
15 May 2024
Validated
16 May 2024
Decided
5 Jul 2024
Ward
Brett Vale
Parish
Layham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP7 5RR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2024

    Received by Babergh

  2. 16 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds

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36 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 5 July 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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