Planning application
Leylands Farm Middlewood Green Earl Stonham IP14 5EY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning Application. Change of use and associated alterations to an agricultural storage building for use for the production of cosmetics (In association with the existing use of the adjoining Pightle Barn by Batched Ltd)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02846
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02846
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stonham
- Parish
- Earl Stonham
- Postcode
- IP14 5EY
Comment by 9 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Mid Suffolk's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2017 · Stowmarket
110 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 76% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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