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The Rookery Bury Road Wortham Diss Suffolk IP22 1RB

DC/26/01844Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Full Planning Application (Retrospective) - Subdivision of four blocks of buildings to provide 7no. individual premises with the following changes of use: Unit 1B - Woodworking (B2), Unit 3A - Office (E(g)(i)), Unit 3B - Storage (B8), Unit 4 - Office (E(g)(i)) and associated alterations, Unit 5 - Metal Fabrications (B2), Unit 6 - Storage (B8) and Unit 7 - Storage (B8) with Office (E(g)(i))

Received
30 April 2026
Decision due
16 June 2026
Public comments
4
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.29 May
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 29 May.

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About this application

This is a full planning application at The Rookery Bury Road Wortham Diss Suffolk IP22 1RB. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Gislingham. We hold 1,538 applications in total for the IP22 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
IP22 1RB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wortham

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2026
Consultation expiry
10 June 2026
Consultation start
8 May 2026
Consultation end
29 May 2026
Last date for comments
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Swallow Barn Moseley's Farm Business Centre The Green, Fornham All Saints Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6JY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
10 June 2026
Site notice start
13 May 2026
Site notice end
3 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14670952
Documents
11
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    13 Mar

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those…

    ApprovedLawful Development Certificate ExistingDC/25/01162
  2. 2023
    20 Feb

    Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a…

    ApprovedAgricultural DeterminationDC/23/00817
  3. 2020
    15 Oct

    Planning Application - Erection of an agricultural building.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/20/04645
  4. 2020
    29 Jul

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a…

    RefusedAgricultural DeterminationDC/20/03168
  5. 2019
    30 Sep

    Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed building. Town and…

    RefusedAgricultural DeterminationDC/19/04565
  6. 2009
    19 Aug

    Installation of 25 metre high lattice telecommunications mast, 3no. antennae, 2no. 600mm transmission dish…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application2491/09

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