Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.

• DC/26/01277 Granted

  Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Decided 8 May 2026 Other
• DC/25/04934 Refused

  Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Decided 5 Dec 2025 Other

1. 29 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. 27 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved

• DC/26/01277 Granted

  Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Decided 8 May 2026 Other

Babergh granted permission on 27 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.

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  DC/26/01277 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Granted Other Extension 21 docs

• Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  DC/26/02769 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Application for Prior Approval for Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site (Stage 2 of Agricultural Determination DC/26/01277 under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A)

  Granted Other 4 docs

• Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  DC/26/01277 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Granted Other Extension 21 docs

• Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  DC/25/04934 Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Refused Other Extension 15 docs

• Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP

  DC/25/04934 Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site.

  Refused Other Extension 15 docs

• Inghams Farm Nettlestead Road Little Blakenham IP8 4LR

  DC/26/02529 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6. Erection of an agricultural pump house, used to house irrigation pumping equipment, pipework, electrical controls and associated infrastructure serving agricultural irrigation activities on the farm.

  Granted Other Extension 15 docs

• DC/26/04182 Awaiting decision

  2 Styngham Cottages Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1PG

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A - Erection of an agricultural building

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Other
• DC/26/03742 Granted

  Brundish Lodge Dennington Road Brundish IP13 8BU

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6 - Erection of Agricultural Livestock Building.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Other
• DC/26/03995 Awaiting decision

  Barham Quarry Barham

  Consultation on Application received by Suffolk County Council - Southern extension to Barham Quarry for sand and gravel extraction with associated export of sand and gravel, restoration using imported materials, associated site infrastructure, highway works, drainage works, demolition of an agricultural barn and construction of a replacement barn

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Other
• DC/26/03994 Awaiting decision

  Barham Quarry Barham

  Consultation on Application received by Suffolk County Council - Southern extension to Barham Quarry for sand and gravel extraction with associated export of sand and gravel, restoration using imported materials, associated site infrastructure, highway works, drainage works, demolition of an agricultural barn and construction of a replacement barn

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Other
• DC/26/03508 Granted

  Land Adj To/North Of The Barn Hill Farm Burstall Ipswich IP8 3EB

  Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6. - Erection of a steel framed portal framed building

  Received 14 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Other