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Barn At West Street Farm Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AP

Refused Mid Suffolk DC/17/05366 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

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

Proposal

Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - Prior Approval Under Class Q (a and b) Change of use from Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) - Change of use of barn to form 1No dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/17/05366

Application record

Reference
DC/17/05366
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Formal Approval IS required - Refused
Received
23 Oct 2017
Validated
23 Oct 2017
Decided
18 Dec 2017
Ward
Rickinghall & Walsham
Parish
Walsham Le Willows
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP31 3AP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2017

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 18 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Refused

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Mid 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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    Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - Prior Approval Under Class Q (a and b) Change of use from Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) - Change of use of barn to form 1No dwelling.

    Refused Prior approval 14 docs
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