Planning application
Downham Farm 2 School Road Monk Soham IP13 7EN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Planning Application - Retention of change of use of building and land from former Use Class IV to Class E (Commercial & Business Use) dog swimming pool and exercising business. Retention of shed, filtration unit and 1.8 metre security fence.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04021
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04021
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Hoxne & Worlingworth
- Parish
- Monk Soham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP13 7EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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18 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 4 November 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.
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