Planning application
Lime Barn Benhall Green Benhall Suffolk IP17 1HN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from agricultural to residential curtilage, including erection of a fence and positioning of a pergola on a gravelled area and a proposed pond 20 x 15 metres
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1346/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1346/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 27 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 8 May 2025
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Benhall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 1HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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8 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
42 documents on file for this application
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East Suffolk granted permission on 30 December 2025, 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.
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