Planning application
Barn North Of Hill Farm Layham Ipswich IP7 5RR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Commencement of Approved Development under DC/24/05386 as per submitted letter/documents.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02893
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02893
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Layham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP7 5RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Babergh
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Evolution Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2017 · Bury St Edmunds
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL EXISTING USE OR DEVELOPMENT
- PLAN FOR CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL EXISTING USE OR DEVELOPMENT
- LAYHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- LETTER TO THE NEIGHBOURS
- ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- COVERING LETTER E1061.C1.LET03
- PHOTOS OF COMMENCED DEVELOPMENT
- APPROVED SITE LOCATION PLAN - 2306 P001 P1
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 12 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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Barn North Of Hill Farm Layham Ipswich IP7 5RR
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Granted Prior approval 36 docsDomestic
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