Planning application
Orchard Farm New Road Barnby Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Notification - Agricultural Building to Single Dwelling. Redundant Farm Feed Store.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2714/P3Q
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2714/P3Q
- Type
- Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Carlton Colville
- Parish
- Barnby
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DC/26/0909/P3Q Refused
Orchard Farm New Road Barnby Suffolk
Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwellings - Conversion of Agricultural Building (Redundant Farm Feed Store) to Single Dwelling
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DC/21/4913/P3Q Refused
Orchard Farm New Road Barnby Suffolk
Prior Notification - Conversion of former Farm Building to full residential use (A Dwelling House)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ian Garrett Building Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Lowestoft
Active · incorporated 2010 · Lowestoft
71 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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