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Home Farm Main Road Henley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0QS

Awaiting decision Babergh DC/26/03467 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

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Proposal

Application for Prior Approval 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 agricultural building into 1no. single storey dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/03467

Application record

Reference
DC/26/03467
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Claydon & Barham
Parish
Henley
Postcode
IP6 0QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 October 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

27 documents on file for this application

  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 26 Aug 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 25 Aug 2026
  • PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 18 Aug 2026
  • FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 Aug 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN 2225 - 01 Drawing · 11 Aug 2026
  • SITE PLAN AS EXISTING 2225 - 02 Drawing · 11 Aug 2026
  • BARN PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING 2225 - 03 Drawing · 11 Aug 2026
  • SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED 2225 - 04 Drawing · 11 Aug 2026
  • BARN PLANS AND ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED 2225 - 05 Drawing · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_1 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_2 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_3 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_4 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_5 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_6 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND RISK ASSESSMENT_PART_7 Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • CLASS Q BARN REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • ECOLOGY REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 11 Aug 2026

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What 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 prior approval applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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    DC/26/03467 Submitted 11 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    77% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

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    Received 16 Sep, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Prior approval