Planning application
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
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 (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of part of barn to form 1no dwelling
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04501
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04501
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Baylham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 8JR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/00974 Awaiting decision
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
Planning Application - Erection of 1no self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing building) and all ancillary works (class Q fall back DC/25/04501)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Babergh
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15 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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DC/26/00974 Awaiting decision
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
Planning Application - Erection of 1no self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing building) and all ancillary works (class Q fall back DC/25/04501)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 7 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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