Planning application
Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Babergh
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5 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Was Lawful
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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
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Weylands Farm Thorington Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4SR
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
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
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
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