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Lower Farm Buildings The Street Troston Suffolk

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/0458/P3QPA Prior Approval Agriculture to dwellings

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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 six dwellings (class C3)

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0458/P3QPA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0458/P3QPA
Type
Prior Approval Agriculture to dwellings
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Pakenham & Troston
Parish
Troston

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Suffolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Felixstowe

Active · incorporated 2015 · Felixstowe

98 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 68% granted

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Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk decided prior approval applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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