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First Floor Offices Unit 6 Bulmer Road Industrial Estate Brundon Lane Sudbury CO10 7HJ

Refused Mid Suffolk DC/26/01371 Prior Approval CoU Commercial to Dwlng

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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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 from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. - Conversion of offices to 1n0 Self-build dwelling

As published by the council, reference DC/26/01371

Application record

Reference
DC/26/01371
Type
Prior Approval CoU Commercial to Dwlng
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Sudbury South West
Parish
Sudbury
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
CO10 7HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: AP/26/00050 (Appeal Lodged)
  • Application: DC/25/02485 (Refused)

Documents

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

30 documents on file for this application

  • PA COMMMERCIAL TO DWELL MA - REFUSE Decision · 28 Jul 2026
  • COMMITTEE ACTION SHEET Committee Action Sheet · 22 Jul 2026
  • COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • TABLED PAPERS Committee Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • ECOLOGIST RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026
  • SUPPORT COMMENT Support Comment · 17 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 19 Jun 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 May 2026
  • AGENT EMAIL RESPONSE Additional Information · 06 May 2026
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 04 May 2026
  • SELF BUILD POSITION STATEMENT Report · 01 May 2026
  • FURTHER INFORMATION FROM AGENT REGARDING ENV. HEALTH Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • ENV RESPONSE LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comment · 27 Apr 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 23 Apr 2026
  • SUDBURY TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Apr 2026
  • ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE Consultee Comment · 22 Apr 2026
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Apr 2026
  • AERIAL PHOTO Photo · 30 Mar 2026
  • DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 30 Mar 2026
  • FLOOD MAP 2 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026
  • FLOOD MAP 1 Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026
  • JLP INSET PLAN Drawing · 30 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 30 Mar 2026
  • PHOTOS Photo · 30 Mar 2026
  • SEARCH RESULTS Additional Information · 30 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 30 Mar 2026
  • NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 30 Mar 2026
  • ODOUR ASSESSMENT Report · 30 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN AND SITE PLAN 25/05/902 Drawing · 30 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND PLANS 25/05/901 Drawing · 30 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 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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    DC/26/01371 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. - Conversion of offices to 1n0 Self-build dwelling

    Refused Prior approval New dwelling 30 docs
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