Planning application
5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01398
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01398
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was Lawful
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Parish
- Long Melford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 9SX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/03732 Awaiting decision
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 8 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 lawful development applications
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.
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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.
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