Planning application
DC/25/1832/P3RPA
Rook Tree Farm Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
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 flexible commercial use (Class E)
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1832/P3RPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DCON(A)/25/1832 Granted
Rook Tree Farm Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Application to discharge conditions 1 (Parking) and 2 (Bin Storage) of application DC/25/1832/P3RPA
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DC/25/1920/TCA Granted
85 Thurlow Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HG
Trees in a conservation area notification - one elder (marked T1 on plan) fell
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DC/21/1339/TCA Granted
83 And 84 Thurlow Road Great Wratting CB9 7HG
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (marked blue on plan) one Fir (marked red on plan) fell
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DC/26/0349/TCA Granted
The Shelter 80 - 81 Thurlow Road Great Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HG
Trees in a conservation area notification - One sycamore (T1 on plan) crown reduction of up to 2m, three sycamore (T2, T3 and T4 on plan) crown reduction of up to 1.5m, one sycamore (T5 on plan) crown reduction of up to 2.5 metres and cut back to suitable pruning points to provide up to 2 metres clearance from surrounding structures, two sycamore (T6 and T8, incorporating T8, T9 and T10 on the plan) crown reduction of up to 2.5m, and one sycamore (T7 on plan) crown reduction of up to 3m
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DC/26/0090/TCA Granted
Sperrywell Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ash (marked T1 and T3 on plan) fell, one leylandii (marked G1 on plan) overall reduction by three metres, one leylandii (marked T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres
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DC/26/1077/TCA Awaiting decision
The Old Rectory Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Oaks and one Horse chestnut (T1, T2 and T4 on plan) fell
Other prior approval applications
In West Suffolk
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DC/26/1110/HPA Awaiting decision
17 Ord Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1TB
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by four metres with a maximum height of 3.54 metres and a height of 2.10 metres to the eaves
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DC/26/1095/HPA Awaiting decision
12 Vange Place Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0HT
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of original house by six metres with a maximum height of 2.95 metres and a height of 2.65 metres to the eaves
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DC/26/1045/P3RPA Awaiting decision
High Elms Farm Elms Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9HT
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 flexible commercial use (Class E)
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DC/26/1048/HPA Awaiting decision
30 Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BW
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5 metres with a maximum height of 3.65 metres and a height of 2.72 metres to the eaves
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DC/26/0985/P3CMA Awaiting decision
Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)