Box Tree Farm Balls Hill Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7PZ
Proposal
Application under S73 for Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/21/06044 dated 24/01/22 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of single storey extension to main dwelling to form linked office/annex (following demolition of existing extension), erection of attached single storey kitchen/dining/utility/boot room extension (following demolition of existing attached pig barn), conversion and change of use of agricultural barn to form 'party room', conversion/change of use of 2 storey agricultural brick barn (retention of) and extension to form guest accommodation/Airbnb. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) and Condition 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy).
- Received
- 21 October 2026
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- ReceivedReceived21 Oct
- ValidatedValidated23 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Box Tree Farm Balls Hill Hitcham Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7PZ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 15,217 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 23 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 471 applications in total for the IP7 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, 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.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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- 12.4 miHalsteadRTPI
- 12.7 miColchesterRTPI
- 13.2 miBury Saint EdmundsRTPI
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