Planning application
14 Swift Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5NB
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 Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - kitchen extension extending 4m from the rear of the house and 6m in length externally along the back of the house. It will have a lean to roof at the maximum height will be 3.650m.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01575
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01575
- Type
- Prior Approval Larger Householder Ext
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Stow Thorney
- Parish
- Stowmarket
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP14 5NB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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17 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 21 May 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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