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Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

Refused Mid Suffolk DC/26/00979 Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) -The proposal is to create a shed and log store outbuilding with a black metal sheet roof - the shed will be 6x3m of simple timber weather-boarded construction on shallow slab, with adjacent covered area/log store with compacted type1/gravel base, enclosed by black-stained slatted and weatherboarded elevations.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/00979

Application record

Reference
DC/26/00979
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was Not Lawful
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden
Parish
Old Newton With Dagworth
Decision by
Legal
Postcode
IP14 4PH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/26/02807 Granted

    Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    Householder Application - Retention of a timber post-and-beam outbuilding with 26 no. integrated matt-black photovoltaic (PV) panels and ancillary storage/log store

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Householder
  • DC/26/02577 Granted

    Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    Householder Application - Removal of external oil-fired combi boiler and associated bunded oil storage tank, and installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) in location of oil storage tank, utilising existing concrete pad.

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Householder
  • DC/26/02578 Granted

    Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of external oil-fired combi boiler and associated bunded oil storage tank, and installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) in location of oil storage tank, utilising existing concrete pad.

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DC/26/00291 Awaiting decision

    Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Minor internal and external alterations to a curtilage-listed outbuilding, including removal of some later modern internal partitions and domestic fittings, reinstatement of a simplified internal layout, and small external changes affecting modern fabric only, to ensure the building continues to function in a non-habitable capacity incidental to the enjoyment of Church Farm.

    Submitted 26 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Was Not Lawful

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

  • CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT Legal Agreement · 07 May 2026
  • PLAN FOR CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT Drawing · 07 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 09 Mar 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION/SITE/PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS 25CF-GA-00-PV Drawing · 09 Mar 2026

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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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    DC/26/00979 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) -The proposal is to create a shed and log store outbuilding with a black metal sheet roof - the shed will be 6x3m of simple timber weather-boarded construction on shallow slab, with adjacent covered area/log store with compacted type1/gravel base, enclosed by black-stained slatted and weatherboarded elevations.

    Refused Lawful development 5 docs
    Small domestic
  • Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    DC/26/02807 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Householder Application - Retention of a timber post-and-beam outbuilding with 26 no. integrated matt-black photovoltaic (PV) panels and ancillary storage/log store

    Granted Householder 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    DC/26/02807 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Householder Application - Retention of a timber post-and-beam outbuilding with 26 no. integrated matt-black photovoltaic (PV) panels and ancillary storage/log store

    Granted Householder 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    DC/26/00291 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Minor internal and external alterations to a curtilage-listed outbuilding, including removal of some later modern internal partitions and domestic fittings, reinstatement of a simplified internal layout, and small external changes affecting modern fabric only, to ensure the building continues to function in a non-habitable capacity incidental to the enjoyment of Church Farm.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs
  • Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    DC/26/00291 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~24 Mar

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Minor internal and external alterations to a curtilage-listed outbuilding, including removal of some later modern internal partitions and domestic fittings, reinstatement of a simplified internal layout, and small external changes affecting modern fabric only, to ensure the building continues to function in a non-habitable capacity incidental to the enjoyment of Church Farm.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs
  • Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH

    DC/26/02577 Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Householder Application - Removal of external oil-fired combi boiler and associated bunded oil storage tank, and installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) in location of oil storage tank, utilising existing concrete pad.

    Granted Householder 11 docs
    Domestic

In Mid Suffolk

  • DC/26/01935 Granted

    Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation

    Received 6 May, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/03732 Granted

    5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/04055 Awaiting decision

    1 Avocet Gardens Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5UF

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of loft into habitable room and installation of skylights

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/04045 Awaiting decision

    27 Noyes Avenue Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8EB

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use - extended to the rear and side which was done under permitted development

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/03207 Granted

    Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Lawful development