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DC/25/3734/P3R - Prior Approval Agricul. to Flex. Commerc Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification - Change of use of an agricultural building to Class E (commercial, business or service) of Schedule 2 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Approved
21 Nov 2025
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Appeal allowed
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 21 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 20

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Site constraints 3

Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval Agricul. to Flex. Commerc
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Framlingham
Parish
Kettleburgh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2025
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
21 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 4 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002180 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Class Q

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 6 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 46 for prior approvals. Approved, as 76% of prior approvals here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
138decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026

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