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Hall Farm Bury Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TA

Granted West Suffolk DC/25/1436/P3RPA Prior Approval Agricul. to flex. commerc

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior approval application under Part 3 (Class R) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - change of use of agricultural building to Class E

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1436/P3RPA

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1436/P3RPA
Type
Prior Approval Agricul. to flex. commerc
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval required & granted
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
11 Sep 2025
Decided
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Whepstead And Wickhambrook
Parish
Whepstead
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP29 4TA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Kenilworth

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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