Planning application
Bower Field House Helmingham Road Otley Suffolk IP6 9NR
Works: Loft or dormer
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of Condition No 1 of DC/14/1276/FUL - Proposed use of first floor area over outbuilding as residential annexe - obscure film shall be applied to the glass of the roof lights on the south facing roof slope
As published by the council, reference DC/25/3651/ROC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/3651/ROC
- Type
- Removal of Conditions
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Otley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 9NR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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