Planning application
Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG
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.
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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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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19 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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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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8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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Willow Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG
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
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 docsSeveral homes -
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.
Granted Conditions Demolition 17 docsSeveral homes -
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
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs -
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
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs -
Mulberry Farm Ashfield Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HG
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