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Barn 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL

Refused Mid Suffolk DC/25/05586 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

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. - Conversion of former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05586

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05586
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Refused
Decision
Formal Approval IS required - Refused
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Decided
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Stonham
Parish
Stonham Parva
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 5JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/26/01225 Granted

    Barn 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of 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 former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

    Decided 20 May 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 23 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, an architecture practice

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Documents

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32 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL

    DC/25/05586 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 0m away

    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. - Conversion of former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

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  • Barn 4 At Hall Farm Barns Church Lane Stonham Parva Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JL

    DC/26/01225 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 0m away

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of 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 former agricultural Barn to two dwellings

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