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The Old Barn Wood Farm Helmingham Road Otley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9NS

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/3125/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Conversion and extension of a redundant building to 2 semi-detached dwellings.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/3125/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/3125/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Otley
Postcode
IP6 9NS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 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

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Planning Direct Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Dissolved · incorporated 2002 · Belfast

116 applications on PlanIndex · across 38 councils · 76% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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