Mulberry Lodge Laxfield Road Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5NQ

1. 12 Jan 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 13 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Was Lawful

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Babergh granted permission on 10 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Mulberry Lodge Laxfield Road Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5NQ

  DC/26/00097 Submitted 12 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Outbuildings that were granted permission for conversion to a single residential dwelling in June 1989 under reference 439/89. See attached location plan for more information.

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• Mulberry Lodge Laxfield Road Stradbroke IP21 5NQ

  3150/16 Submitted 21 Jul 2016 50 yards away

  The use of the land for stationing the existing mobile home for use as a non-residential restroom, office and shower associated with the agricultural use

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Barley Brigg AD Plant Laxfield Road Stradbroke IP21 5NB IP21 5NQ

  DC/25/05357 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 250 yards away

  Consultation on application received by Suffolk County Council - SCC/0166/25MS - Erection of a general storage, processing and feedstock storage shed. (RESPONSE BY 5/1/2026)

  Decided Other 1 doc
  Small domestic

• Barley Brigg AD Plant Laxfield Road Stradbroke IP21 5NB IP21 5NQ

  DC/25/05357 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 250 yards away

  Consultation on application received by Suffolk County Council - SCC/0166/25MS - Erection of a general storage, processing and feedstock storage shed. (RESPONSE BY 5/1/2026)

  Decided Other 2 docs
  Small domestic

• Barley Brigg Farm Laxfield Road Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5NQ

  DC/25/05294 Submitted 2 Dec 2025 300 yards away

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building for Agricultural or Forestry use The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 6 - Steel portal frame extension to existing agricultural building

  Granted Other Extension 8 docs

• Barley Brigg Farm Laxfield Road Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5NQ

  DC/25/05294 Submitted 2 Dec 2025 300 yards away

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building for Agricultural or Forestry use The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 6 - Steel portal frame extension to existing agricultural building

  Granted Other Extension 8 docs

• DC/26/01935 Granted

  Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation

  Received 6 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Granted

  5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/04154 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03042 Granted

  Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03207 Granted

  Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Lawful development