Planning application
DC/26/02836
1 Orchard Cottages Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland CO6 4QD
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Alterations to the approved certificate of lawful proposed development reference number DC/26/00800, removing the raised parking platform and utilising the area of land between the highway and the house.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02836
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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3 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/26/02836 Awaiting decision
1 Orchard Cottages Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland CO6 4QD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Alterations to the approved certificate of lawful proposed development reference number DC/26/00800, removing the raised parking platform and utilising the area of land between the highway and the house.
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DC/22/05105 Granted
Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Suffolk
Development by a Statutory Undertaker (UK Power Networks) - Installation of a Substation
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DC/22/05105 Granted
Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Suffolk
Development by a Statutory Undertaker (UK Power Networks) - Installation of a Substation
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DC/17/05083 Granted
Black Fen Cottage Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QD
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of 20th century chimney. Changes to fenestration to south gable. Internal alterations as specified in Design and Access Statement.
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DC/17/05077 Granted
Black Fen Cottage Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QD
Householder Planning Application - Removal of 20th century chimney. Changes to fenestration to south gable.
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DC/17/05083 Granted
Black Fen Cottage Scotland Street Stoke By Nayland Colchester Suffolk CO6 4QD
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of 20th century chimney. Changes to fenestration to south gable. Internal alterations as specified in Design and Access Statement.
Other lawful development applications
In Mid Suffolk
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DC/26/03207 Awaiting decision
Container Storage Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use. Existing containers and storage business.
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DC/26/03170 Awaiting decision
Wychone Long Green Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7JD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for Proposed single storey side extension
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DC/26/03043 Awaiting decision
House Barn Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 2967/13 (Demolition of existing outbuildings. Erection of a new cart lodge. Extension to form games room (revised scheme to that previously permitted granted planning permission under reference 0099/13)) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant.
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DC/26/03041 Awaiting decision
Keepers Cottage Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3055/10 (Erection of detached two storey dwelling and double bay garage (and related demolition of existing dwelling)) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant
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DC/26/02982 Awaiting decision
88 Howes Avenue Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion of a domestic garage into a small home salon.