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Abbey House Rectory Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QZ

Awaiting decision Mid Suffolk DC/26/02837 Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

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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

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 3 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 27 Aug 2026
  • DRAWING FOR CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR USE Drawing · 27 Aug 2026
  • CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OR USE Decision · 27 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 02 Jul 2026
  • SITE LOCATION - EXISTING SITE/PLANS/ELEVATIONS 1552-01A Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK/PLANS/ELEVATIONS 1552-01-02B Drawing · 02 Jul 2026

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What 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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    Granted Lawful development 6 docs
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