Planning application
Botany Bay Farm Grove Lane Elmswell Part In The Parish Of Wetherden IP30 9HW
Works: Extension
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: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building for Agricultural or Forestry use The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 6. Two extensions of existing agricultural buildings to provide one agricultural machinery store and one spray storage. Erection of one agricultural building to provide a grain store.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01449
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01449
- Type
- Agricultural Determination
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Elmswell & Woolpit
- Parish
- Elmswell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP30 9HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Mid Suffolk granted permission on 22 April 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.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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