Planning application
Park Farm Barns Vicarage Lane Wherstead Suffolk
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Change of use from B8 (Storage and Distribution) to B2 (General Industrial)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00444
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00444
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Orwell
- Parish
- Wherstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/25/04235 Granted
Park Farm Barns Vicarage Lane Wherstead Suffolk
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02996 - Conditions 3 (Directional Signage), 4 (Loading and Manoeuvring) , 6 (External Lighting), 8 (Landscaping Scheme) and 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
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DC/17/02710 Granted
Park Farm Barns Vicarage Lane Wherstead Suffolk
Full Planning Application - Construction of Vehicular Access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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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, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
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