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Barn 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL

Refused Babergh DC/25/05586 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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 former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05586

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05586
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Decided
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Stonham
Parish
Stonham Parva
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 5JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

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

  • DC/26/01225 Granted

    Barn 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. . Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

    Decided 20 May 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 23 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 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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Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

  • PA AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING - REFUSE Decision · 17 Feb 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 17 Feb 2026
  • OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 10 Feb 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 03 Feb 2026
  • CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 02 Feb 2026
  • PS ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 21 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing Amended · 21 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing Amended · 21 Jan 2026
  • NOTES IN RESPONSE TO EMAIL OBJECTION Additional Information · 21 Jan 2026
  • STONHAM PARVA PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 Jan 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 12 Jan 2026
  • OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 08 Jan 2026
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 06 Jan 2026
  • FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 30 Dec 2025
  • FIRE AND RESCUE SPRINKLER LETTER Consultee Comment · 30 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING BLOCK PLAN 24-010-002B Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING PLANS 24-010-004A Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • EX BARN 4 24-010-008C Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • SITE LOCATION CLASS Q 24-010-017 Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • CLASS Q BLOCK PLAN 24-010-199 Drawing Superseded · 22 Dec 2025
  • CLASS Q PLAN 24-010-235A Drawing Superseded · 22 Dec 2025
  • CLASS Q ELEV 24-010-236B Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • 24-010 HOLLINS STRUCTRUAL REPORT_COMPRESSED Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • FLOOD RISK PLAN 24-010-014 Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • BAT SURVEY REPORT FINAL Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • GCN EDNA REPORT FINAL Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • HIBERNATION REPORT FINAL Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • REPTILE SURVEY REPORT FINAL Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT TOP UP FINAL Report · 22 Dec 2025
  • CONTAMINATION_REPORT_-_HALL_FARM_BARNS__LITTLE_STONHAM_-_JAN_2024_COMPRESSED-873 Report · 22 Dec 2025

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What this refusal means

Babergh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. . Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

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