Peartree Farm Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EY Data via plota.co.uk
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 an agricultural storage barn to 1No. dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Council
- Babergh Mid Suffolk
- Application type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwell
- Postcode
- IP9 1EY
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ganges
- Parish
- Shotley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Formal Approval IS required - Refused
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 21% of changes of use here are.
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.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15101661
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15101661
- Neighbours
- 3 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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