Planning application
Honey Pot Cottage Aldecar Lane Benhall Suffolk IP17 1HN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Change of use from agricultural land to residential.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2364/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2364/CLE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 16 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 17 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Aldeburgh And Leiston
- Parish
- Benhall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 1HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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18 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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