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Land At Newton Hall Newton Hall Lane Swilland Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9LT

Refused East Suffolk DC/26/2508/AGO Prior Notification Agricultural

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notification (Agricultural) - The hardstanding has been designed to the following specification, which is consistent with that expected on a working farm. a. Topsoil stripped and bunded for reuse. b. Type 6F5 hardcore sub-base. c. Surface course of recycled road plannings. Why necessary for agriculture: Please see Planning Statement Why designed for agriculture: Please see Planning Statement

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2508/AGO

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2508/AGO
Type
Prior Notification Agricultural
Status
Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Decided
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Swilland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP6 9LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • DC/26/2493/AGO Refused

    Land At Newton Hall Newton Hall Lane Swilland Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9LT

    Prior Notification (Agricultural) - 2 buildings - a hay store and a machinery store/workshop.

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

Who's behind it

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Foxes Rural Ltd Agent, registered in Colchester

Active · incorporated 2018 · Colchester

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Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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What 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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