Planning application
Sycamore Farm The Street Southolt IP23 7QJ
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: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8) General Industrial (Class B2) Hotels (Class C1) Commercial/Business/Service (Class E) Outdoor Sport or Recreation (Class F2(c)) or for the provision of agricultural training The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R. Change of use of 2no former agricultural buildings to flexible commercial use
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00556
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00556
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Flex Use
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Formal Approval IS required - Approved
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hoxne & Worlingworth
- Parish
- Southolt
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP23 7QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval IS required - Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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Mid Suffolk granted permission on 30 March 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.
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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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