Planning application
Rectory Cottage 173 Ipswich Road Helmingham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6EQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Change of use from residential dwelling to storage use
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02159
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02159
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stonham
- Parish
- Helmingham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP14 6EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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17 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Granted.
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Granted
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- FULL PLANNING - GRANT
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- HERITAGE TEAM RESPONSE
- HELMINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- THE GARDENS TRUST RESPONSE
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE
- SITE LOCATION PLAN PL01
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 11 September 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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