Planning application
Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2LA
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 a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8), Hotels (Use Class C1), Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R - Change of use of Building 2 and part of Building 3 to Flexible Commercial Use
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01494
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01494
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Flex Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval of Details IS required
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Capel St Mary
- Parish
- Capel St Mary
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP9 2LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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DC/26/01493 Refused
Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2LA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. - Conversion of buildings 8 and 9 into a single dwelling
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DC/26/01492 Refused
Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2LA
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 the four southern bays of Building 3, into 2no. dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval of Details IS required
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
284 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 86% granted
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20 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- PA COMMMERCIAL TO DWELL MA - REFUSE
- SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- CAPEL ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION AND EXISTING PLANS/ELEVATIONS PW1313_PL_R01
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS PW1313_PL_R02
- PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS PW1313_PL_R03
- EXISTING/PROPOSED ELEVATIONS PW1313_PL_R04
- EXISTING/PROPOSED SITE PLANS PW1313_PL_R05REVA
- PW1313_BUILDING 2 AND 3 PLANNING STATEMENT MARCH 2026
- PW1313 CHURCHFORD FARM BAT REPORT SWB FINAL
- PW1313 NOISE ASSESSMENT CHURCHFORD FARM CAPEL ST MARY
- PW1313 PEA - CHURCHFORD FARM CAPEL ST MARY - 26.03.26
- STAGE 1 LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT PW1313 SITI CHURCHFORD FARM CAPEL ST MARY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 27 July 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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Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2LA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8), Hotels (Use Class C1), Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R - Change of use of Building 2 and part of Building 3 to Flexible Commercial Use
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Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. - Conversion of buildings 8 and 9 into a single dwelling
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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 the four southern bays of Building 3, into 2no. dwellings
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