Planning application
Flint Barns & Outbuildings At Park Farm Westhorpe Road Wyverstone Stowmarket IP14 4SP
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Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Use of Flint Barn as a dwellinghouse as permitted under extant commenced planning permissions. Please see submitted information as listed in the covering letter.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01731
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01731
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bacton
- Parish
- Wyverstone
- Postcode
- IP14 4SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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27 Apr 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 22 June 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.
Who's behind it
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Evolution Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2017 · Bury St Edmunds
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Flint Barns & Outbuildings At Park Farm Westhorpe Road Wyverstone Stowmarket IP14 4SP
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Use of Flint Barn as a dwellinghouse as permitted under extant commenced planning permissions. Please see submitted information as listed in the covering letter.
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