Planning application
Dwellings 1 And 2 Adj Elm Cottage Cox Lane Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2NS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 two dwellings
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0260/P3QPA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0260/P3QPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Agriculture to dwellings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval required & granted
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- The Fornhams And Great Barton
- Parish
- Great Barton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP31 2NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd Agent, registered in Kenilworth
Active · incorporated 2002 · Kenilworth
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West Suffolk granted permission on 27 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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