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Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR

Granted Babergh DC/25/03933 Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

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

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - The proposal involves a change of use of an existing redundant agricultural building (a former cattle house) to a modest farm shop. The building, which is no longer required / suitable for agricultural purposes due to welfare, will be repurposed for small-scale retail use associated with the farm holding.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03933

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03933
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Was Lawful
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
24 Oct 2025
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Parish
Stoke By Nayland
Decision by
Legal
Postcode
CO6 4SR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/05186 Granted

    Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Erection of agricultural cow barn to replace structure which was unsafe

    Decided 17 Dec 2025 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Was Lawful

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 24 October 2025, 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 lawful development applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR

    DC/25/03933 Submitted 4 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - The proposal involves a change of use of an existing redundant agricultural building (a former cattle house) to a modest farm shop. The building, which is no longer required / suitable for agricultural purposes due to welfare, will be repurposed for small-scale retail use associated with the farm holding.

    Granted Lawful development
  • Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR

    DC/25/05186 Submitted 25 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Erection of agricultural cow barn to replace structure which was unsafe

    Granted Other Extension 9 docs
  • Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR

    DC/25/05186 Submitted 25 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Erection of agricultural cow barn to replace structure which was unsafe

    Granted Other Extension 9 docs

In Babergh

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    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

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    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