Planning application
NOAHS ARK FARM THORNEY LANES NEWBOROUGH DE13 8RX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the change of use and conversion of five agricultural barns to four dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/00658
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/00658
- Type
- Prior Approval - Class Q (Agricultural to Dwelling)
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Crown
- Parish
- Newborough CP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DE13 8RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by East Staffordshire
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
TWB Town Planning Consultants Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Ashby-De-La-Zouch
Active · incorporated 2021 · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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East Staffordshire 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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