1 Avocet Gardens Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5UF

1. 17 Sep 2026

   Received by Mid Suffolk

2. 18 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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.

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.

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.

• 14 Swift Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5NB

  DC/26/01575 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 300 yards away

  Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - kitchen extension extending 4m from the rear of the house and 6m in length externally along the back of the house. It will have a lean to roof at the maximum height will be 3.650m.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs

• 14 Swift Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5NB

  DC/26/01575 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 300 yards away

  Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - kitchen extension extending 4m from the rear of the house and 6m in length externally along the back of the house. It will have a lean to roof at the maximum height will be 3.650m.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs

• 26 Linnet Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5UB

  DC/17/03593 Submitted 13 Jul 2017 300 yards away

  Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 26 Linnet Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5UB

  DC/17/03593 Submitted 13 Jul 2017 300 yards away

  Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Longridge Creeting Road East Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5BT

  DC/26/02869 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 350 yards away

  Householder Application -Erection of single storey extensions

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Longridge Creeting Road East Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5BT

  DC/26/02869 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 350 yards away

  Householder Application -Erection of single storey extensions

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/04045 Awaiting decision

  27 Noyes Avenue Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8EB

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use - extended to the rear and side which was done under permitted development

  Received 17 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03042 Granted

  Barn At Thorpe Hall Thorpe Lane Ashfield Cum Thorpe Suffolk

  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

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03237 Granted

  4 Holbrook Close Great Waldingfield Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0XX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development - Erection of a single storey rear extension

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/02944 Granted

  21 Cottesford Close Hadleigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5JA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Proposed garage conversion, pitched roof to converted area.

  Received 9 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development