Land To South East Of Grove Farmhouse Grove Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6LZ

1. 15 May 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 26 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 4 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

Babergh granted permission on 4 August 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.

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.

• Grove Farmhouse Grove Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6LZ

  DC/25/05062 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jan

  Householder Application - Barn replacement, Erection of Potting Shed, Greenhouse, solar array and a below ground pool

  Awaiting decision Householder 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To South East Of Grove Farmhouse Grove Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6LZ

  DC/26/02196 Submitted 15 May 2026 50 yards away

  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) - Retention of use Land as residential garden land - The Land in question in this application has been garden for at least several decades. Evidence includes a statement by the person who maintained the garden for 25 plus years and photographic evidence of land use from Google Earth over the last 26 years. This is clearly shows the pond and trees and boundary of the garden at Grove Farmhouse.

  Granted Lawful development Trees 9 docs

• Grove Farmhouse Grove Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6LZ

  DC/25/05062 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jan

  Householder Application - Barn replacement, Erection of Potting Shed, Greenhouse, solar array and a below ground pool

  Awaiting decision Householder 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Grove Farmhouse Grove Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6LZ

  DC/21/00587 Submitted 31 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/20/00112- Condition 3 (Rain/Bird Caps), Condition 4 (Insulation Details), Condition 6 (Roof Light Details), Condition 7 (Dormer Details) and Condition 14 (Floor Finishes)

  Granted Conditions Loft or dormer 12 docs

• Grove Farmhouse Grove Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe IP14 6LZ

  DC/25/01907 Submitted 5 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec

  Householder Application - Demolition of derelict outbuilding and replace with a new structure, erection of potting shed and greenhouse and a swimming pool, erection of ground mounted solar array

  Awaiting decision Householder Demolition 12 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/01935 Granted

  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

  Received 6 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Granted

  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.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/04154 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03042 Granted

  Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk

  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 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03207 Granted

  Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Lawful development