Planning application
3 Barn Field Drive Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8FY
Works: New dwelling Extension Small domestic
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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 Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A -Single storey rear extension to existing detached dwelling. Extension will comply with permitted development in terms of size/materials, etc.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05526
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05526
- Type
- Prior Approval Larger Householder Ext
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 8FY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Loftus Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bury St Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2017 · Bury St Edmunds
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8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 29 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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