Planning application
Barn 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Babergh
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23 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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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
32 documents on file for this application
- PA AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING - REFUSE
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- PS ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- NOTES IN RESPONSE TO EMAIL OBJECTION
- STONHAM PARVA PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- FIRE AND RESCUE SPRINKLER LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN 24-010-002B
- EXISTING PLANS 24-010-004A
- EX BARN 4 24-010-008C
- SITE LOCATION CLASS Q 24-010-017
- CLASS Q BLOCK PLAN 24-010-199
- CLASS Q PLAN 24-010-235A
- CLASS Q ELEV 24-010-236B
- 24-010 HOLLINS STRUCTRUAL REPORT_COMPRESSED
- FLOOD RISK PLAN 24-010-014
- BAT SURVEY REPORT FINAL
- GCN EDNA REPORT FINAL
- HIBERNATION REPORT FINAL
- REPTILE SURVEY REPORT FINAL
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT TOP UP FINAL
- CONTAMINATION_REPORT_-_HALL_FARM_BARNS__LITTLE_STONHAM_-_JAN_2024_COMPRESSED-873
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About prior approval applications
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