Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA

1. 6 May 2026

   Received by Mid Suffolk

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Mid Suffolk took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Chesford Hill House Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EA

  DC/26/01935 Submitted 6 May 2026 0.1 miles away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jul

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 7 docs

• Outside 95 Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk

  DC/26/01909 Submitted 5 May 2026 0.1 miles away

  Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 10m medium wooden pole

  Granted 2 docs

• Outside 95 Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk

  DC/26/01909 Submitted 5 May 2026 0.1 miles away

  Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 10m medium wooden pole

  Granted 2 docs

• 45 Steggall Close Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EB

  DC/21/01010 Submitted 20 Feb 2021 0.1 miles away

  Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and w.c)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 45 Steggall Close Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EB

  DC/21/01010 Submitted 20 Feb 2021 0.1 miles away

  Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and w.c)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Land North West Of Hill House Lane Needham Market IP6 8RH

  DC/17/05549 Submitted 3 Nov 2017 0.1 miles away

  Outline Planning Permission (with Some Matters Reserved) - Erection of 64 No. dwellings (including 22 No. affordable homes) with vehicular access from Stowmarket Road together with 2 No. dwellings accessed from Hill House Lane.

  Granted Outline 62 docs
  Major scheme

• DC/26/03764 Awaiting decision

  1 Clarke Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1BE

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Erection of rear extension in brick and slate to match the existing dwelling

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Awaiting decision

  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/26/03804 Awaiting decision

  Site 1 Main Road Woolverstone

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Lawful Development sought to confirm lawful commencement of DC/25/04715 via the construction of foundations to Site 1 Plot 1 (Phase 1).

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/02795 Decided

  Gateway 14 (2000) Land Between The A1130 And A14 Creeting St Peter Suffolk Stowmarket IP6 8QN

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - The laying of an underground drainage pipe constituting a material operation to lawfully commence development under Hybrid Planning Permission DC/21/00407 (dated 05.11.2021) and Reserved Matters Approval DC/23/02535 (dated 30.08.2024) for Plot 2000

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03640 Awaiting decision

  Orchard House 4A Mill Tye Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Use of the land to site a mobile home for incidental use to the main dwellinghouse.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Lawful development