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Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

Granted Mid Suffolk DC/25/03650 Lawful Development Certificate Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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) - Commencement of the approved development at Willow Farm, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, IP30 9HG as detailed within submitted covering letter

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03650

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03650
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Decided
22 Sep 2025
Ward
Elmswell & Woolpit
Parish
Elmswell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP30 9HG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/01853 Granted

    Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    Application Reference Number: Application under S73 for the Removal or Variation of Conditions following grant of DC/24/02890 dated 23/08/2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Erection of 4no. dwellings (following demolition of barns. - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and Condition 16 (External Facing and Roofing Materials) and confirm compliance with Conditions 11 and 12, as per accompanying letter/details/plans submitted.

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/00174 Granted

    Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of PV panels, stripping and relaying of roofs, and installation of external weatherboarding

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 19 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St Edmunds

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Suffolk granted permission on 22 September 2025, 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.

About lawful development applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    DC/25/03650 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 0m away

    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) - Commencement of the approved development at Willow Farm, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, IP30 9HG as detailed within submitted covering letter

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs
  • Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    DC/26/01853 Submitted 30 Apr 2026 2m away

    Application Reference Number: Application under S73 for the Removal or Variation of Conditions following grant of DC/24/02890 dated 23/08/2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Erection of 4no. dwellings (following demolition of barns. - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and Condition 16 (External Facing and Roofing Materials) and confirm compliance with Conditions 11 and 12, as per accompanying letter/details/plans submitted.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 17 docs
    Several homes
  • Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    DC/26/01853 Submitted 30 Apr 2026 2m away

    Application Reference Number: Application under S73 for the Removal or Variation of Conditions following grant of DC/24/02890 dated 23/08/2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Erection of 4no. dwellings (following demolition of barns. - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and Condition 16 (External Facing and Roofing Materials) and confirm compliance with Conditions 11 and 12, as per accompanying letter/details/plans submitted.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 17 docs
    Several homes
  • Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    DC/26/00174 Submitted 16 Jan 2026 30m away

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of PV panels, stripping and relaying of roofs, and installation of external weatherboarding

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs
  • Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    DC/26/00174 Submitted 16 Jan 2026 30m away

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of PV panels, stripping and relaying of roofs, and installation of external weatherboarding

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs
  • Mulberry Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG

    DC/17/05409 Submitted 25 Oct 2017 103m away

    Planning Application. Erection of single storey dwelling, detached garage and vehicular access.

    Granted Full applications 17 docs
    Small domestic

In Mid Suffolk

  • 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

    1 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.

    1 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).

    27 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.

    21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/03598 Awaiting decision

    Luton House George Street Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3NH

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Works to existing rear roof and other alterations

    19 Aug 2026 Lawful development