38 Bury Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1JF

1. 1 Oct 2025

   Received by Babergh

2. 2 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Was Lawful

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Babergh granted permission on 17 December 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.

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.

• 38 Bury Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1JF

  DC/25/04353 Submitted 1 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Proposed Small House in Multiple Occupation, of up to 6 occupants (C4 use Class) Change of use to Small House in Multiple Occupation, of up to 6 occupants (C4 use Class) Including hip to gable roof extensions on both sides, dormer to rear elevation, velux windows on front elevation, new ground floor window to side elevation and internal reconfiguration.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 3 docs

• 36 Bury Road Stowmarket IP14 1JF

  3098/16 Submitted 14 Jul 2016 50 yards away

  Erection of 1 no. 4m internally illuminated free standing totem sign to replace existing flagpole sign

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• Evelyn Fison Mews Eastward Place Stowmarket Suffolk

  DC/26/01397 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 300 yards away

  Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order - Selectively reduce extension growth of 1 No Horse Chestnut (T6) to suitable replacement growth by approx. 4-5m,Remove low dead branch on southeast of 1 No. Pine (G1) and major dead branch on south side of east tree. Sever Ivy at base of trees, Fell Dead Elm and Hawthorne (G2). Fell 1 No. Laburnham (T2), Fell 1 No. Tree (T3), Fell 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T8), Fell 1 No. Elm (T16)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Evelyn Fison Mews Eastward Place Stowmarket Suffolk

  DC/26/01397 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 300 yards away

  Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order - Selectively reduce extension growth of 1 No Horse Chestnut (T6) to suitable replacement growth by approx. 4-5m,Remove low dead branch on southeast of 1 No. Pine (G1) and major dead branch on south side of east tree. Sever Ivy at base of trees, Fell Dead Elm and Hawthorne (G2). Fell 1 No. Laburnham (T2), Fell 1 No. Tree (T3), Fell 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T8), Fell 1 No. Elm (T16)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 39 Cardinalls Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AA

  DC/26/03560 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 350 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Householder Application - Erection of a Two Storey Rear Extension and Alterations to Dwelling

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docs
  Domestic

• 39 Cardinalls Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AA

  DC/26/03560 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 350 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Householder Application - Erection of a Two Storey Rear Extension and Alterations to Dwelling

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docs
  Domestic

• 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