Willow Farm Church Road Wilby IP21 5LE
Approved on 3 October 2025
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)29 conditions
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Proposal
Full Planning Application - Change of use and conversion of farm building to form 1 no. dwelling including demolitions, extensions and alterations. Erection of two storey extension. Demolition of 5 no. surplus farm buildings. Erection of annexe outbuilding for ancillary residential use. Erection of detached cartlodge outbuilding with room over. Installation of sewage package treatment plant and 2 no. air source heat pump units. Alterations to highways access. Associated landscaping. Self Build. Self-Build.
- Received
- 12 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Stradbroke & Laxfield
- Agent
- Beech Architects
- ReceivedReceived12 May
- ValidatedValidated27 May
- Consult.Consultation19 Sep
- TargetTarget Date26 Sep
- DecidedDecided3 Oct
Decided in 129 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Willow Farm Church Road Wilby IP21 5LE. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 144 days, 14 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Stradbroke & Laxfield. We hold 673 applications in total for the IP21 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
- IP21 5LE
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Wilby
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 19 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 29 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 19 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 May 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 June 2025
- Last date for comments
- 19 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 26 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 3 October 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Beech Architects
- Architect profile
- BEECH ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Beech Architects Church Farm Barn The Street Thorndon IP23 7JR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 122 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 June 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 June 2025
- Site notice start
- 9 June 2025
- Site notice end
- 30 June 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14000154
- Documents
- 31
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
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 (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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Associated applications
- 202612 Feb
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02165
PendingDischarge of conditionsDC/26/00584 - 202512 May
Full Planning Application - Change of use and conversion of farm building to form 1 no. dwelling including…
This applicationApprovedFullDC/25/02165
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Consultants on this application
- DCS Ecology Ltd · Named in the conditions: Bat Survey
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- 8.4 miDiss
- 8.9 miHarleston
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
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- Everlong ElectricalElectrician1.4 mi
- Dan to Earth Electrical LtdElectrician2.1 mi
- The Log Burner Barn LtdSolid Fuel Heating2.4 mi
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