Planning application
Land To The South Of Silo House Harkstead Lane Woolverstone Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1BD
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: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6. - Agricultural building for the storage of agricultural machinery and seasonal storage of potatoes
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00950
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00950
- Type
- Agricultural Determination
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Orwell
- Parish
- Woolverstone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP9 1BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Roger Balmer Design Agent, a design practice
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See their track recordGeoffrey Mayhew Farms Ltd Applicant, registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2010 · Ipswich
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- AGRICULTURAL - 1ST STAGE - NOT REQ
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- OBJECTION COMMENTS
- WOOLVERSTONE PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- OBJECTION COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATIONPLAN
- PROPOSED MACHINERY STORAGE BARN 0526 - 02
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 31 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.
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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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