Planning application
The Poultry Farm Brent Eleigh Road Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9PE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Class R - Change of use from agriculture to flexible use including agile meeting, coworking spaces, and a cafe. (7 day response)
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04498
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04498
- Type
- Change of Use Permitted Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted Development
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lavenham
- Parish
- Lavenham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 9PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/02969 Awaiting decision
The Poultry Farm Brent Eleigh Road Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9PE
Full Planning Application - Erection of a replacement detached three-bedroom dwelling (following demolition of existing four-bedroom dwelling)
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DC/25/03618 Withdrawn
The Poultry Farm Brent Eleigh Road Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9PE
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to to a flexible use wiithin Commercial/Business/Service (Class E). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R - Conversion of existing poultry shed to create flexible space for meetings, therapy sessions, and office use. Further details are provided in the Design Statement submitted with this application.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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14 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permitted Development
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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, an architecture practice registered in Colchester
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 14 October 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 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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