Planning application
17 Bures Close Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2PL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02738
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02738
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Combs Ford
- Parish
- Stowmarket
- Postcode
- IP14 2PL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Babergh
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2 Jul 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 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
Nearby applications
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17 Bures Close Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2PL
87% 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 -
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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