Downs Garage Southgate Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HU

1. 19 Oct 2017

   Received by Mid Suffolk

2. 23 Oct 2017

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Dec 2017

   Decision issued: Was Lawful

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Mid Suffolk granted permission on 5 December 2017, 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.

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.

• Downs Garage Southgate Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HU

  DC/17/05298 Submitted 19 Oct 2017 50 yards away

  Application for Lawful Development for Existing Use. Erection of 3 No. detached dwellings, as approved by Planning Permission reference B/13/00875/FUL/JD, and as implemented before expiration of planning permission

  Granted Lawful development 13 docs

• Former Downs Garage Site Southgate Street Long Melford CO10 9HU

  DC/26/01548 Submitted 10 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Full Planning Application - Erection of 9 No. Houses.

  Granted Full applications 47 docs
  Several homes

• Former Downs Garage Site Southgate Street Long Melford CO10 9HU

  DC/26/01548 Submitted 10 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jun

  Full Planning Application - Erection of 9 No. Houses.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 45 docs
  Several homes

• 13 Southgate Gardens Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HB

  DC/26/00501 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Householder Application - Erection of a Single Storey Rear Extension

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 13 Southgate Gardens Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HB

  DC/26/00501 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Householder Application - Erection of a Single Storey Rear Extension

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The East Of Station Road Long Melford Suffolk

  DC/22/04724 Submitted 22 Sep 2022 200 yards away

  Application for a Non Material Amendment relating to DC/21/02319 - Parking areas amended to Plots 11, 13-16, 19-24 to ensure room for Part M4(2) compliance at least one space having the ability to be widened to 3.3m. 1 x Visitor parking space relocated adjacent Plot 54 due to the above.

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• DC/26/03764 Awaiting decision

  1 Clarke Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1BE

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Erection of rear extension in brick and slate to match the existing dwelling

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Awaiting decision

  5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03804 Awaiting decision

  Site 1 Main Road Woolverstone

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Lawful Development sought to confirm lawful commencement of DC/25/04715 via the construction of foundations to Site 1 Plot 1 (Phase 1).

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/02795 Decided

  Gateway 14 (2000) Land Between The A1130 And A14 Creeting St Peter Suffolk Stowmarket IP6 8QN

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - The laying of an underground drainage pipe constituting a material operation to lawfully commence development under Hybrid Planning Permission DC/21/00407 (dated 05.11.2021) and Reserved Matters Approval DC/23/02535 (dated 30.08.2024) for Plot 2000

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03640 Awaiting decision

  Orchard House 4A Mill Tye Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Use of the land to site a mobile home for incidental use to the main dwellinghouse.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Lawful development