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Sparks Farm Hurdle Drove West Row Suffolk IP28 8RF

Refused West Suffolk DC/26/0059/P3QPA Prior Approval Agriculture to dwellings

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create four dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0059/P3QPA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0059/P3QPA
Type
Prior Approval Agriculture to dwellings
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse application
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Decided
11 Mar 2026
Ward
The Rows
Parish
West Row
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP28 8RF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse application

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Claxton Planning Services Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bury St. Edmunds

Active · incorporated 2022 · Bury St. Edmunds

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 40% granted

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Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

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