Planning application
Abbey House Rectory Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - The proposal is for a new outbuilding (Store) that is for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. the proposal does not create any new site access or areas of hard standing or enclosure. Please see drawing 1552-01-02B
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02837
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02837
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- CO10 0QZ
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
Decision expected by 28 August 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Optimum Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Colchester
Active · incorporated 2007 · Colchester
80 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 88% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DRAWING FOR CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR USE
- CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR USE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION - EXISTING SITE/PLANS/ELEVATIONS 1552-01A
- PROPOSED BLOCK/PLANS/ELEVATIONS 1552-01-02B
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
About lawful development applications
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.
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