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Annexe At 3 Sandford Road Old Newton Suffolk

DC/23/05053Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 8 January 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of the existing annexe to a residential dwelling along with the subdivision of the plot.

Received
28 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden
Agent
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated2 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target14 Dec
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 67 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Annexe At 3 Sandford Road Old Newton Suffolk. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 3 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden.

90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Old Newton With Dagworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 November 2023
Consultation expiry
21 December 2023
Consultation start
7 December 2023
Consultation end
21 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start
2 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
23 November 2023
Last date for comments
21 December 2023
Target decision date
14 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy
Agent address
122 Constable Road IPSWICH IP4 2XA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
6 December 2023
Site notice start
16 November 2023
Site notice end
7 December 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/24/00027
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3338988
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 December 2024Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12563921
Documents
34
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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 2026-11-03. 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.

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

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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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