Hope Farm Bramford Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3BW

1. 12 Mar 2025

   Received by Babergh

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Babergh took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided lawful development applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Hope Farm Bramford Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3BW

  DC/25/01143 Submitted 12 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~7 May

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Use of the site for the storage of caravans

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

• The Root Barn Lower Street Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3AA

  DC/26/00534 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 250 yards away

  Householder Application - Installation of an external electric car Charger on its own post.

  Granted Householder 10 docs
  Domestic

• The Root Barn Lower Street Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3AA

  DC/26/00534 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 250 yards away

  Householder Application - Installation of an external electric car Charger on its own post.

  Granted Householder 10 docs
  Domestic

• Grindle Farm The Grindle Bramford Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3BP

  DC/25/04882 Submitted 4 Nov 2025 350 yards away

  Application for a Non-material amendment relating to DC/24/04014 - Please insert/vary the wording of conditions no. 4, 10, 11 & 12 as set out on application form to provide clarity: To allow the works to demolish & replace the small, modern cart lodge to commence before any works are carried out to the historic, existing barn to form the annex accommodation.

  Granted Amendments Demolition 3 docs

• Grindle Farm The Grindle Bramford Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3BP

  DC/25/05125 Submitted 20 Nov 2025 350 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04014 - Condition 5 (Cartlodge Materials)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Grindle Farm The Grindle Bramford Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3BP

  DC/25/04882 Submitted 4 Nov 2025 350 yards away

  Application for a Non-material amendment relating to DC/24/04014 - Please insert/vary the wording of conditions no. 4, 10, 11 & 12 as set out on application form to provide clarity: To allow the works to demolish & replace the small, modern cart lodge to commence before any works are carried out to the historic, existing barn to form the annex accommodation.

  Granted Amendments Demolition 3 docs

• DC/26/01935 Granted

  Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation

  Received 6 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Granted

  5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/04154 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03042 Granted

  Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03207 Granted

  Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Lawful development