Planning application
DC/26/01935
Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01935
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Babergh
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Babergh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/26/01935 Awaiting decision
Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation
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DC/26/01909 Granted
Outside 95 Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 10m medium wooden pole
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DC/26/01909 Granted
Outside 95 Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 10m medium wooden pole
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DC/17/05549 Granted
Land North West Of Hill House Lane Needham Market IP6 8RH
Outline Planning Permission (with Some Matters Reserved) - Erection of 64 No. dwellings (including 22 No. affordable homes) with vehicular access from Stowmarket Road together with 2 No. dwellings accessed from Hill House Lane.
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DC/17/05549 Granted
Land North West Of Hill House Lane Needham Market IP6 8RH
Outline Planning Permission (with Some Matters Reserved) - Erection of 64 No. dwellings (including 22 No. affordable homes) with vehicular access from Stowmarket Road together with 2 No. dwellings accessed from Hill House Lane.
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DC/26/02951 Granted
Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Erection of a 10m Light Wooden Pole
Other lawful development applications
In Babergh
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DC/26/03207 Awaiting decision
Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.
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DC/26/03170 Awaiting decision
Wychone Long Green Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7JD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for Proposed single storey side extension
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DC/26/03043 Awaiting decision
House Barn Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 2967/13 (Demolition of existing outbuildings. Erection of a new cart lodge. Extension to form games room (revised scheme to that previously permitted granted planning permission under reference 0099/13)) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant.
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DC/26/03041 Awaiting decision
Keepers Cottage Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3055/10 (Erection of detached two storey dwelling and double bay garage (and related demolition of existing dwelling)) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant
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DC/26/02982 Awaiting decision
88 Howes Avenue Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion of a domestic garage into a small home salon.