Planning application
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Relates to DC/25/04501
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning Application - Erection of 1no self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing building) and all ancillary works (class Q fall back DC/25/04501)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00974
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00974
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Baylham
- Postcode
- IP6 8JR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/04501 Granted
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
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 part of barn to form 1no dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DC/25/04501 Granted
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
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 part of barn to form 1no dwelling
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
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Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
78% historically approved · decision due ~5 May
Planning Application - Erection of 1no self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing building) and all ancillary works (class Q fall back DC/25/04501)
Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Demolition 33 docsDomestic -
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
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 part of barn to form 1no dwelling
Granted Prior approval 28 docsDomestic -
Barn North Of White Wheat Farm Upper Street Baylham IP6 8JR
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 part of barn to form 1no dwelling
Granted Prior approval 28 docsDomestic -
Land Adj Greenbanks Upper Street Baylham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8JR
Prior Notification Application under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - Erection of agricultural building for storage of hay and implements.
Refused Other 7 docs -
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Granted Other 5 docs -
Land South West Of Greenbanks Lower Church Knoll Baylham Suffolk
Prior Notification Application under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - Erection of agricultural building for storage of hay and implements.
Granted Other 5 docs
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