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Peartree Farm Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EY

Refused Babergh DC/26/03169 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of an agricultural storage barn to 1No. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/03169

Application record

Reference
DC/26/03169
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Formal Approval IS required - Refused
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Decided
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Ganges
Parish
Shotley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP9 1EY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/17/04524 Granted

    Peartree Farm Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EY

    Planning Application - Use of land for stationing log cabin for occupation by agricultural worker

    Decided 15 Dec 2017 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Refused

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE - HRA RECORD Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 04 Aug 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 04 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN CARLESS 03 BLOCK PLAN PTS-03 Drawing · 22 Jul 2026
  • PEAR TREE FARM PEA AND PRA Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT SHOTLEY CARLESS BARN Q Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • KLARGESTER BIODISC DOMESTIC Additional Information · 22 Jul 2026
  • CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS/ELEVATIONS CARLESS 01 PLAN ELE EXTG PTS-01 Drawing · 22 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS CARLESS 02 PLAN ELES PROPOSED PTS-02 Drawing · 22 Jul 2026

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What this refusal means

Babergh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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