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The New Unit Grove Lane Industrial Estate Grove Lane Elmswell IP30 9HN

Decided Mid Suffolk DC/25/03761 Lawful Development Certificate Existing

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

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) - Change from a MOT Centre (Sui Generis) and continued use as Light Industrial/Storage (B8) - Used for storage of tools and furniture for 10 years (Feb 2015) some mechanical work carried out by my husband on his vehicles in building parking in surrounding area outside.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03761

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03761
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Was Lawful
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Decided
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Elmswell & Woolpit
Parish
Elmswell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP30 9HN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 22 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Was Lawful

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Mid Suffolk has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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