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DC/17/05298

Downs Garage Southgate Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9HU

Decided Mid Suffolk Lawful Development Certificate Existing

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DC/17/05298

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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