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Barn I Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW

Granted Babergh DC/26/00615 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

Works: Extension

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 Buildings on Agricultural Units and former 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 Barn I to 4no. residential dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/26/00615

Application record

Reference
DC/26/00615
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Decided
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Needham Market
Parish
Baylham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP6 8JW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 9 Aug 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

283 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 86% granted

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Brinkley Applicant, registered in Birmingham

Dissolved · incorporated 2021 · Birmingham

6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

  • PA AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING - APPROVE Decision · 09 Apr 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 09 Apr 2026
  • HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 23 Mar 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 13 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 13 Mar 2026
  • SCC RIGHT OF WAY COMMENTS Additional Information · 12 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 13 Feb 2026
  • NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MOAT FARM BAYLHAM Report · 13 Feb 2026
  • PHASE 1 LAND CONTAMINATION REPORT Report · 13 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS PW1401 PL18 Drawing · 13 Feb 2026
  • ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 13 Feb 2026
  • STRUCTURAL REPORT BARN I MOAT FARM BAYLHAM Report · 13 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS PW1401 PL19 Drawing · 13 Feb 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN PW1401 PL23A Drawing · 13 Feb 2026
  • VEHICULAR ACCESS VISIBILITY SPLAYS PW1401 PL26 Drawing · 13 Feb 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT JAN 2026 Report · 13 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 9 April 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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