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Vicarage Farm Barns, Vicarage Long Barn Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EF

DC/23/1616/HHHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 24 November 2023

Council decision: Approve applicationDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Householder planning application - conversion of existing detached garden room/office into habitable guest accommodation ancillary to main dwelling

Received
2 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barrow
Agent
Some Bloke Designs
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated2 Oct
  3. Consult.24 Oct
  4. Target27 Nov
  5. Decided24 Nov

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Vicarage Farm Barns, Vicarage Long Barn Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EF. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Barrow. We hold 1,033 applications in total for the IP29 postcode area.

94% of full applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP29 5EF
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barrow Cum Denham

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 October 2023
Consultation expiry
3 November 2023
Consultation start
3 October 2023
Consultation end
24 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
24 October 2023
Target decision date
27 November 2023
Permission expires
24 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Some Bloke Designs
Agent address
16 Station Road Isleham Ely CB7 5QT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
3 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12494546
Documents
8
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    12 Sep

    Householder Planning Application - (i) Garage conversion to habitable rooms and (ii) canopy

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/19/1874/HH
  2. 2005
    21 Feb

    Planning Application - Erection of single storey extension to form link between kitchen and outbuilding and…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationSE/05/1218/P
  3. 2001
    26 Apr

    Planning Application - Continued use of agricultural land as garden

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationSE/01/1842/P
  4. 2000
    7 Feb

    Planning Application - Replacement of gate with brick wall to match existing and erection of pergola

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationSE/00/1226/P
  5. 2000
    1 Feb

    Listed Building Application - Replacement of gate with brick wall to match existing

    ApprovedListed building consentSE/00/1186/LB

Source: West Suffolk

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