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Church Farm The Causeway Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AB

DC/22/03887Listed Building ConsentPermitted

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Works to facilitate the change of use of agricultural barns - 1no for B8 (domestic storage) and 2no for E(g) (Office Units) (Amended scheme to withdrawn DC/22/00640)

Received
4 August 2022
Decided
29 September 2022 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.23 Sep
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided29 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Babergh Mid Suffolk96% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application for a change of use at Church Farm The Causeway Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AB. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,753 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 5 days quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median. The site is in the Walsham le Willows conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Walsham-le-Willows. We hold 1,687 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/22/03887
Address
Church Farm The Causeway Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AB
Postcode
IP31 3AB
Local Authority
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application Type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Parish
Walsham Le Willows

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Beech Architects
Architect ProfileBEECH ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent Address
Beech Architects Church Farm Barn The Street Thorndon IP23 7JR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 August 2022
Consultation Expiry
23 September 2022
Target Decision Date
16 September 2022
Date Decided
29 September 2022
Date Validated
5 August 2022
Date Submitted
4 August 2022
Consultation Start
9 September 2022
Consultation End
23 September 2022
Last Date for Comments
23 September 2022
Permission Expires
29 September 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
17 August 2022
Advertisement Expiry
7 September 2022
Site Notice Start
17 August 2022
Site Notice End
7 September 2022

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11452501
Comments
2
Documents
19
Constraints
4
Coordinates
52.301530, 0.930810
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Walsham le Willows
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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