The barns, which form part of his Grade II-listed farm, will be used for storage as part of a wider project to create a recording complex, after the plans were approved by Mid Suffolk District Council.
The singer, who already owns a 16-acre estate nearby, plans to restore the 19th-century outbuildings as part of his expanding “Sheeranville” property.
Documents reveal the reasons for Sheeran getting approval, saying: “The proposed use of the outbuildings is storage/archive space for the owner/family only and there will be no additional vehicles, lighting, equipment installed.”
The scheme has drawn comparisons to EMI’s famed Abbey Road studio in St John’s Wood, north London, where The Beatles recorded most of their output.
After taking pre-planning advice, Mr Sheeran dropped plans to link the barns directly to the main farmhouse.
He has promised to repair and restore the buildings, adding windows, doors, and staircases while preserving their original character.
The planning officer’s report said: “Whilst the site occupies a countryside location, the proposal does not constitute new isolated development unrelated to its surroundings.
“Rather, it represents the sensitive restoration and continued ancillary use of an established group of buildings within an existing residential curtilage.”
Ecologists supported the project, noting a low flood risk and a positive impact on the historic farm.
The application stated: “The main ethos of the proposed development is to reinstate the outbuildings in their original form – this will be achieved by restoring the partially deteriorated/collapsed elements to the form, scale and design of the original buildings.”
Work on other parts of the site has progressed slowly due to the use of hand tools and the presence of protected great crested newts, which require a special licence.
Mr Sheeran has also pledged to create a “species rich, flowering lawn” with 19 types of flowers and to plant 12 fruit trees.