Ivy Lodge Farm Back Street Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JH

DC/25/00898Full Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 17 June 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Full Planning Application - Conversion and extension of historic barn with Midstrey to form 1 no. dwelling.

Received: 26 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 9
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Gislingham

ReceivedReceived26 Feb
ValidatedValidated28 Feb
Consult.Consultation9 Jun
TargetTarget Date11 Apr
DecidedDecided17 Jun

Decided in 109 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Ivy Lodge Farm Back Street Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JH. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 9 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Gislingham. We hold 1,283 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.

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

Postcode: IP23 8JH
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Gislingham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 February 2025
Consultation expiry: 9 June 2025
Consultation start: 19 May 2025
Consultation end: 9 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 4 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 25 March 2025
Last date for comments: 9 June 2025
Target decision date: 11 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: JRP Heritage
Agent address: JRP Heritage 21 Rainsborowe Road COLCHESTER CO2 7JT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 March 2025
Advertisement expiry: 2 April 2025
Site notice start: 13 March 2025
Site notice end: 3 April 2025

Appeal history

3369407

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 March 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13769010
Documents: 33
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Barn About 25 Metres South East of Ivy Lodge FarmhouseOn this site · +1 more
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, conservation areas, 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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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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