Planning application
Barn C Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Change of use of Barn C to single residential dwelling
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04604
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04604
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Formal Approval IS required - Refused
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 11 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Baylham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 8JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/00593 Granted
Barn C Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of Barn C to 1no residential dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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11 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Peter Wells Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge
Active · incorporated 2012 · Woodbridge
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Mid Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Barn C Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Change of use of Barn C to single residential dwelling
Refused Prior approval 16 docsDomestic -
Barn C Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of Barn C to 1no residential dwelling
Granted Prior approval Extension 18 docsDomestic -
Barn C Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of Barn C to 1no residential dwelling
Granted Prior approval Extension 18 docsDomestic -
Barn B Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Change of use of Barn B to single residential dwelling
Refused Prior approval 16 docsDomestic -
Barn B Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of Barn B to 1no dwelling.
Granted Prior approval Extension 16 docsDomestic -
Barn B Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of Barn B to 1no dwelling.
Granted Prior approval Extension 16 docsDomestic
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