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The Cowshed Studio Church Farm House Church Lane Sudbourne IP12 2BP

Granted East Suffolk DC/25/4511/CLE Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing - This application aims to establish a certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of The Cowshed Studio as a private residential dwelling, separate and independent from the residential occupation and use of the main dwelling, Church Farm House. Please see the accompanying Planning Statement and Statutory Declaration for more information.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/4511/CLE

Application record

Reference
DC/25/4511/CLE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Rendlesham And Orford
Parish
Sudbourne
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP12 2BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hollins Architects & Surveyors Agent, an architecture practice

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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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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 15 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.

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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