Sycamore Farm The Street Southolt IP23 7QJ
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8) General Industrial (Class B2) Hotels (Class C1) Commercial/Business/Service (Class E) Outdoor Sport or Recreation (Class F2(c)) or for the provision of agricultural training The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R. Change of use of 2no former agricultural buildings to flexible commercial use
- Received
- 10 February 2026
- Decision due
- 25 March 2026
- Public comments
- 9
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Hoxne & Worlingworth
- Agent
- Hollins Architects & Surveyors
- ReceivedReceived10 Feb
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation24 Mar
- TargetTarget Date25 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Sycamore Farm The Street Southolt IP23 7QJ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 792 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Hoxne & Worlingworth. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.
79% of outline 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 7QJ
- Application type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Flex Use
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Southolt
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 10 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 24 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 25 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Hollins Architects & Surveyors
- Agent address
- Hollins Architects & Surveyors The Guildhall Market Hill Framlingham Woodbridge IP13 9BD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 4 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 25 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14694685
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 1
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 (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.
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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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