Planning application
Abbey House Rectory Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - The proposal is for a new outbuilding (Store) that is for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. the proposal does not create any new site access or areas of hard standing or enclosure. Please see drawing 1552-01-02B
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02837
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02837
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- CO10 0QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Babergh
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3 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Optimum Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Colchester
Active · incorporated 2007 · Colchester
80 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DRAWING FOR CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR USE
- CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR USE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION - EXISTING SITE/PLANS/ELEVATIONS 1552-01A
- PROPOSED BLOCK/PLANS/ELEVATIONS 1552-01-02B
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Babergh granted permission on 27 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.
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.
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