Planning application
Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road Raydon Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval 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 barn into 2no. dwellings.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03496
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03496
- Type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Raydon
- Postcode
- IP7 5QD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/03497 Awaiting decision
Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road Raydon Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Buildings - Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B - Demolition of existing modern hay barn.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 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 registered in Woodbridge
241 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 86% granted
Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.
See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- SCC FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY REPORT
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN PW1554-PL01
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS PW1554-PL02
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS PW1554-PL03 REVA
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY REPORT.
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 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.
Nearby applications
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Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road Raydon Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QD
76% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Buildings - Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B - Demolition of existing modern hay barn.
Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 7 docs -
Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road Raydon Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QD
76% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Buildings - Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B - Demolition of existing modern hay barn.
Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 7 docs -
Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road Raydon Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5QD
76% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
Application for Prior Approval 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 barn into 2no. dwellings.
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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 building to 2no dwellings.