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1 Willowbank Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1FU

Refused East Suffolk DC/24/1626/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of Use and related external alterations of ground floor Business Unit B5 and B6 (1 and 2 Willowbank) to garaging (residential C3 use).

As published by the council, reference DC/24/1626/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/24/1626/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
2 May 2024
Validated
15 May 2024
Decided
1 Oct 2024
Ward
Melton
Parish
Melton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP12 1FU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 May 2024

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 15 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Bennetts(SA)LLP Agent

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Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

East Suffolk 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.

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