Planning application
The Farmhouse Decoy Farm Old Church Road Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 6DH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Application - Change of use of land from agricultural to residential.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4293/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4293/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Melton
- Parish
- Melton
- Postcode
- IP13 6DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/24/2438/FUL Granted
The Farmhouse Decoy Farm Old Church Road Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 6DH
Conversion of existing cart lodge to garage and rear extension to the building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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17 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Suffolk took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Buntingford
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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