Brookland Farm Brantham Hill Brantham CO11 1ST Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03441 - Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell Refused

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q Conversion of 1 no. agricultural barn into 1 no. 3 bedroom dwelling with associated parking and amenity space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
2 Aug 2025
✓
Consultation
6 Aug 2025
✗
Refused
23 Sept 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National landscape 219 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; Inside the Brantham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 Agricultural to Dwell
Postcode
CO11 1ST
Received
1 Aug 2025
Validated
2 Aug 2025
Ward
Brantham
Parish
Brantham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Sept 2025
Decision
Formal Approval IS required - Refused
Decision date
23 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wright Ruffell Cameron Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 20% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
167decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14222776
Planning Portal ref
PP-14222776
Neighbours
5 Aug 2025
Consultation
6 Aug 2025
Comments by
5 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
8 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026

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