Hectors Farm Elm Green Lane Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0BH

Decided DC/26/0013/P3QPA
Council
West Suffolk 4.5/10
Date received
6 Jan 2026
Date validated
6 Jan 2026
Postcode
IP30 0BH

Description

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 one dwelling (class C3)

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Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Planning application - conversion of agricultural building to one self-build dwelling
DC/25/0139/FUL
2025 Withdrawn
Planning application - conversion of agricultural building to one self-build dwelling
DC/25/0139/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Bush Green Farm Elm Green Lane Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0BH
Planning application - (i) menage (ii) lunge pen (iii) PV panels and associated bund and…
DC/20/1551/FUL
2020 Approved
Bush Green Farm Elm Green Lane Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0BH
Planning application - (i) menage (ii) lunge pen (iii) PV panels and associated bund and…
DC/20/1551/FUL
2019 Approved
Bush Green Farmhouse Bush Green Farm Elm Green Lane Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0BH
Application for Listed Building Consent - Retention of (i) the removal of existing sanita…
DC/19/0177/LB
2019 Approved
Bush Green Farmhouse Bush Green Farm Elm Green Lane Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0BH
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West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #212 out of 292. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 292
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #212 of 292
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #205 of 292
63%
Minor dwellings approved
104 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
49 decided
1,042
Total decisions
94 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings