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Gissings Farm Cratfield Road Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5SH

DC/26/02313Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 October 2026

Council decision: Granted21 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Full Planning Application - Conversion of an existing barn to 1no. self build dwelling and an annexe.

Received
2 June 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 29 October 2026
Ward
Fressingfield
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jun
  3. Consult.15 Jul
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 142 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Gissings Farm Cratfield Road Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5SH. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 13 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 54 applications across Fressingfield. 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 5SH
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fressingfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 June 2026
Consultation expiry
8 July 2026
Consultation start
4 June 2026
Consultation end
15 July 2026
Last date for comments
8 July 2026
Target decision date
23 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
KIRBY ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
The Old Mill Mill Lane Metfield IP20 0LD GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 June 2026
Advertisement expiry
8 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14975767
Documents
35
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    28 Aug

    Application for Listed Building Consent to support the Full Planning Application DC/26/02313

    ApprovedListed building consentRelatedDC/26/03721
  2. 2026
    2 Jun

    Full Planning Application - Conversion of an existing barn to 1no. self build dwelling and an annexe.

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/26/02313

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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