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First Floor Flat (The Beauty Rooms) 13 Meadows Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DX

Granted Babergh DC/25/05281 Prior Approval Commercial to dwelling

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 from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - Change of use of premises from beauty salon to form 1no. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05281

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05281
Type
Prior Approval Commercial to dwelling
Status
Granted
Decision
Formal Approval IS required - Approved
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Hadleigh South
Parish
Hadleigh
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP7 5DX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/25/03818 Refused

    First Floor Flat (The Beauty Rooms) 13 Meadows Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DX

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - Change of use of premises from beauty salon to form 1no. dwelling.

    Decided 24 Oct 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 8 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.

Nearby applications

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  • First Floor Flat (The Beauty Rooms) 13 Meadows Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DX

    DC/25/03818 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 0m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - Change of use of premises from beauty salon to form 1no. dwelling.

    Refused Prior approval 8 docs
    Domestic

  • First Floor Flat (The Beauty Rooms) 13 Meadows Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DX

    DC/25/05281 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 0m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - Change of use of premises from beauty salon to form 1no. dwelling.

    Granted Prior approval 11 docs
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  • First Floor Flat (The Beauty Rooms) 13 Meadows Way Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5DX

    DC/25/03818 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 0m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - Change of use of premises from beauty salon to form 1no. dwelling.

    Refused Prior approval 8 docs
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    DC/17/02738 Submitted 6 Jun 2017 23m away

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  • 106 High Street Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5EL

    DC/17/02738 Submitted 6 Jun 2017 23m away

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Reduce height of front boundary wall to Meadows Way by seven courses (fifteen courses to corner) including, restoring existing coping to lowered wall.

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs
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