Stonehouse Farm Thorington Road Thorington Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3RB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2640/AGO2 - Prior Approval Details Agricultural Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Prior Notification (Agricultural) - The two farms related to the track (walnut Tree Farm and Stonehouse Farm) are connected through ownership. The improvements of the tracks is essential for improving the efficiency of farm operations. The tracks will ensure a year-round access for farm machinery, which will enable better timeliness and ease of use for jobs which require mechanical assistance. This also extends the operational window, which allows contractors to work in more favourable conditions. Due to the very rural location of the site, there are no local roads which could serve the same purpose. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF GRANTED - AGO PRIOR APPROVAL Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF TRACK PLAN Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF ESC TREES & LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Stonehouse Farmhouse
List entry 1030677 · 1 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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) agrees.
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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1559 m away: LionLink Interconnector, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,800,000 in February 2018. Other property, freehold.

16 February 2018£2,800,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Prior Approval Details Agricultural
Postcode
IP17 3RB
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
Parish
Thorington
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ceres Rural
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 65% of agricultural works here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
75decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
New steel portal agricultural building
DC/24/1336/FUL
2024 Approved
New steel portal agricultural building
DC/24/1336/FUL
2023 Approved
Prior Notification (Agricultural) - Steel Portal, Clad, for the storage of modern farm ma…
DC/23/1711/AGO
2023 Approved
Prior Notification (Agricultural) - Steel Portal, Clad, for the storage of modern farm ma…
DC/23/1711/AGO
2022
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of existing conservatory with oak framed orangery.
DC/22/1624/LBC
2022
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of existing conservatory with oak framed orangery.
DC/22/1624/LBC
2020 Approved
Listed Building Consent - Alterations to the entrance door surround and canopy. Greenhous…
DC/20/4041/LBC
2020 Approved
Alterations to the entrance door surround and canopy. Greenhouse refurbishment. Creating…
DC/20/4040/FUL
2020 Approved
Listed Building Consent - Alterations to the entrance door surround and canopy. Greenhous…
DC/20/4041/LBC
2020 Approved
Alterations to the entrance door surround and canopy. Greenhouse refurbishment. Creating…
DC/20/4040/FUL
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.