17 Bures Close Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2PL

1. 25 Jun 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 2 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 August 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 17 Bures Close Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2PL

  DC/26/02738 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of a summer house.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 11 docs

• 54A Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AN

  DC/26/02221 Submitted 26 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS67/A1 - Reduce crown of 1 No. Sycamore (T1), spread to be reduced from 12m to 9m and height to be reduced from 15m to 12m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 54A Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AN

  DC/26/02221 Submitted 26 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS67/A1 - Reduce crown of 1 No. Sycamore (T1), spread to be reduced from 12m to 9m and height to be reduced from 15m to 12m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 54 Needham Road Stowmarket IP14 2AN

  DC/17/05772 Submitted 17 Nov 2017 150 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions for application 1334/14 Condition 14. Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Evaluation & Monitoring

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 54 Needham Road Stowmarket IP14 2AN

  DC/17/05772 Submitted 17 Nov 2017 150 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions for application 1334/14 Condition 14. Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Evaluation & Monitoring

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 54 Needham Road Stowmarket IP14 2AN

  4399/16 Submitted 20 Oct 2016 150 yards away

  Application for approval of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission 1334/14 relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale

  Granted Reserved matters 16 docs

• 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