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Barn Adjacent To Gables Farm Gosbeck Road Helmingham IP14 6EP

Granted Babergh DC/26/00234 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

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 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 Gables Barn to 2no. dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/26/00234

Application record

Reference
DC/26/00234
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Decided
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Stonham
Parish
Helmingham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 6EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Peter Wells Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge

Active · incorporated 2012 · Woodbridge

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Helmingham Estate Applicant

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Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

  • PA AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING - APPROVE Decision · 01 Jun 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 01 Jun 2026
  • STRUCTURAL REPORT Report · 28 May 2026
  • SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 Apr 2026
  • CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 06 Mar 2026
  • ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 13 Feb 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 13 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing Amended · 11 Feb 2026
  • REVISED APPLICATION FORM PAGE 1 Additional Information · 11 Feb 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 23 Jan 2026
  • SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Jan 2026
  • SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Jan 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 21 Jan 2026
  • PHASE 1 LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT Report · 21 Jan 2026
  • LAND CONTAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE PW1543 Report · 21 Jan 2026
  • ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 21 Jan 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN, EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS PW1543_PL01 Drawing · 21 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS PW1543_PL02 Drawing Superseded · 21 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 1 June 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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