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Land North Of Debenham Road Mickfield IP14 5NY

Granted Babergh DC/25/03930 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion to 6No. dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03930

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03930
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Stonham
Parish
Mickfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 5NY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 7 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Whitworth Architects and Surveyors Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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27 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 23 January 2026, 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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