Planning application
Cherry Tree Farm The Common Metfield IP20 0LP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Like-for-like replacement of 7 no. fire-damaged buildings.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05455
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05455
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Fressingfield
- Parish
- Metfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP20 0LP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Babergh
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17 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hollins Architects & Surveyors Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
- FULL PLANNING - GRANT
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE) COMMENTS
- CLARIFICATION FOR EH CONCERNS
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENV RESPONSE LAND CONTAMINATION
- PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- COMMUNITIES RESPONSE
- PUBLIC REALM RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- EAST SUFFOLK INLAND DRAINAGE BOARD RESPONSE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- ENV RESPONSE AIR QUALITY
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT PART 1
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT PART 2
- BNG METRIC
- BNG METRIC
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN 25159 15
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 25159 110
- EXISTING - PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY 25159 1
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 4 25159 101A
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 5 25159 102A
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 6 25159 103A
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 8 25159 104A
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 10 25159 105A
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 11 25159 106A
- PROPOSED - BUILDING 12 25159 107A
- BNG BASELINE REPORT_2025
- BASELINE ONSITE HABITAT SURVEY REPORT (PRE-DEVELOPMENT)_INCLUDED_IN_BASELINE ONS
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING_STATEMENT
- PHOTO ALBUM
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Babergh granted permission on 12 March 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.
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