Planning application
Oak Tree Farm Debenham Road Kenton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6JZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval 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 barn to 1no. dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02589
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02589
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Debenham
- Parish
- Kenton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP14 6JZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/03660 Awaiting decision
Oak Tree Farm Debenham Road Kenton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6JZ
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 barn B to dwelling. All rooms have ample windows and space. Parking required on plot.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Babergh
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Beech Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Thorndon
Active · incorporated 2012 · Thorndon
251 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- PA AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING - APPROVE
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ENV RESPONSE LAND CONTAMINATION
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- EMAIL FROM AGENT IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTS
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION REPORT
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN 508 01D
- EXISTING SITE PLAN AND BLOCK PLAN 508 02B
- EXISTING PLANS 508 03B
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS 508 04A
- PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLAN 508 08E
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS 508 10F
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS 508 12J
- PLANNING DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- ENGINEERING APPRAISAL REPORT
- ECOLOGY REPORT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 28 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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