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Stable Barn Thorne Court Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JN

Granted Babergh DC/25/05339 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

Works: Extension Domestic

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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 Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (Class C3), which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of Stable Barn to 1no. dwellinghouse

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05339

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05339
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Decided
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Chadacre
Parish
Shimpling
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP30 0JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Whymark & Moulton Ltd Agent, registered in Sudbury

Active · incorporated 2002 · Sudbury

25 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 70% granted

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Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • PA AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING - APPROVE Decision · 10 Feb 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 10 Feb 2026
  • ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 03 Feb 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 16 Jan 2026
  • PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment · 02 Jan 2026
  • SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025
  • SCC FIRE AND RESCUE SPRINKLER LETTER Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 05 Dec 2025
  • BAT SURVEY REPORT Report · 05 Dec 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 05 Dec 2025
  • SITE AND LOCATION 01 Drawing · 05 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 02 Drawing · 05 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 03 Drawing · 05 Dec 2025
  • TIER 1 DESK STUDY REPORT Report · 05 Dec 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 10 February 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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