Planning application
Orwell House High Street Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder Application - Conversion of garage into home office.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03974
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03974
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bramford & Blakenham
- Parish
- Flowton
- Postcode
- IP8 4LF
Comment by 7 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Mid Suffolk's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/02894 Withdrawn
Orwell House High Street Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion of existing garage to home office.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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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
Box Valley Architectural Design Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2019 · Ipswich
79 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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 householder applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Orwell House High Street Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LF
87% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion of existing garage to home office.
Awaiting decision Lawful development -
Orwell House High Street Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion of existing garage to home office.
Withdrawn Lawful development 1 doc -
Bush Farm Somersham Road Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LN
93% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
Householder Application - Replacement single storey front porch and link corridor, garage extension, two storey rear extension, new windows and doors, alterations
Awaiting decision Householder Extension Windows or glazing 6 docsSmall domestic -
Bush Farm Somersham Road Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LN
93% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
Householder Application - Replacement single storey front porch and link corridor, garage extension, two storey rear extension, new windows and doors, alterations
Awaiting decision Householder Extension Windows or glazing 6 docsSmall domestic
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DC/26/02369 Granted
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DC/26/03981 Awaiting decision
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