Planning application
Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk
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 an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that Planning Permission 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03042
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03042
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Debenham
- Parish
- Ashfield Cum Thorpe
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 September 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- ARCHAEOLOGY RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SIGNED DECLARATION
- SITE LOCATION PLAN AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- MLM BUILDING CONTROL INITIAL NOTICE
- MSDC PLANNING PERMISSION BARN 3057/10
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED GARAGE PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED BARN CONVERSION
- MLM INSPECTION RECORD 001
- STATEMENT
- ADRIAN HAMMOND KEEPERS BARN
Trade members open them from here.
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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Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk
93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep
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 3057/10 (Conversion of redundant barn to form a residential dwelling) was lawfully commenced and therefore extant
Awaiting decision Lawful development 12 docsDomestic -
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93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep
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Awaiting decision Lawful development Demolition 11 docsDomestic -
Keepers Cottage Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NE
93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep
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
Awaiting decision Lawful development Demolition 11 docsDomestic -
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93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep
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Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension Demolition 17 docs -
House Barn Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NE
93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep
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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