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Peartree Farm Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EY

Awaiting decision Mid Suffolk DC/26/03169 Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell

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Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of an agricultural storage barn to 1No. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/03169

Application record

Reference
DC/26/03169
Type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Ganges
Parish
Shotley
Postcode
IP9 1EY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/17/04524 Granted

    Peartree Farm Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EY

    Planning Application - Use of land for stationing log cabin for occupation by agricultural worker

    Decided 15 Dec 2017 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE - HRA RECORD Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 04 Aug 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 04 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN CARLESS 03 BLOCK PLAN PTS-03 Drawing · 22 Jul 2026
  • PEAR TREE FARM PEA AND PRA Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT SHOTLEY CARLESS BARN Q Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • KLARGESTER BIODISC DOMESTIC Additional Information · 22 Jul 2026
  • CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT Report · 22 Jul 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS/ELEVATIONS CARLESS 01 PLAN ELE EXTG PTS-01 Drawing · 22 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS CARLESS 02 PLAN ELES PROPOSED PTS-02 Drawing · 22 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 prior approval applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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