Planning application
Land North Of Debenham Road Mickfield IP14 5NY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion to 6No. dwellings
As published by the council, reference DC/25/03930
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/03930
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Stonham
- Parish
- Mickfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP14 5NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Whitworth Architects and Surveyors Agent, an architecture practice
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27 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 23 January 2026, 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 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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