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Old Station Works Westerfield Road Westerfield Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/4901/CLE Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Development to confirm that lawful implementation has occurred and that permissions DC/20/1712/VOC, DC/22/2567/ARM, DC/22/2568/ARM and DC/22/2569/ARM are extant

As published by the council, reference DC/25/4901/CLE

Application record

Reference
DC/25/4901/CLE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Westerfield

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

  • DC/25/4944/VOC Awaiting decision

    Old Station Works Westerfield Road Westerfield Suffolk

    Variation of Condition No. 16 of DC/20/1712/VOC - Variation of Condition Nos. 1 to 27 of DC/18/3850/OUT - Outline planning permission with all matters reserved, except for means of vehicular access to/from the site, for the redevelopment of the site for a mixed use scheme comprising up to 75 dwellings (C3 Use Class), of which 25 will be affordable, approximately 1,285sqm of commercial floorspace (16 units of Use Class B1, of which one will be flexible B1/D1 use, and 1 unit of Use Class A1), parking, publicly accessible open space and associated works on land at Old Station Works, Westerfield. - to allow for separate discharge of the residential development and the commercial development. - Phasing of pre slab level works

    Submitted 22 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • DC/25/4127/DRC Awaiting decision

    Old Station Works Westerfield Road Westerfield Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition Nos. 7 & 8 of DC/22/2568/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters of DC/20/1712/VOC - Outline planning permission with all matters reserved, except for means of vehicular access to/from the site, for the redevelopment of the site for a mixed use scheme comprising up to 75 dwellings (C3 Use Class), of which 25 will be affordable, approximately 1,285sqm of commercial floorspace (16 units of Use Class B1, of which one will be flexible B1/D1 use, and 1 unit of Use Class A1), parking, publicly accessible open space and associated works on land at Old Station Works, Westerfield. - to allow for separate discharge of the residential development and the commercial development - Submission of Reserved Matters (access, layout, landscaping, scale, appearance) pursuant to Phase III of outline planning permission - Signage, Bin Storage & Collection Details

    Submitted 27 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Wilkinson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket

Active · incorporated 2019 · Stowmarket

130 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 68% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Old Station Works Westerfield Road Westerfield Suffolk

    DC/25/4127/DRC Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~22 Dec

    Discharge of Condition Nos. 7 & 8 of DC/22/2568/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters of DC/20/1712/VOC - Outline planning permission with all matters reserved, except for means of vehicular access to/from the site, for the redevelopment of the site for a mixed use scheme comprising up to 75 dwellings (C3 Use Class), of which 25 will be affordable, approximately 1,285sqm of commercial floorspace (16 units of Use Class B1, of which one will be flexible B1/D1 use, and 1 unit of Use Class A1), parking, publicly accessible open space and associated works on land at Old Station Works, Westerfield. - to allow for separate discharge of the residential development and the commercial development - Submission of Reserved Matters (access, layout, landscaping, scale, appearance) pursuant to Phase III of outline planning permission - Signage, Bin Storage & Collection Details

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  • Old Station Works Westerfield Road Westerfield Suffolk

    DC/25/4944/VOC Submitted 22 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~16 Feb

    Variation of Condition No. 16 of DC/20/1712/VOC - Variation of Condition Nos. 1 to 27 of DC/18/3850/OUT - Outline planning permission with all matters reserved, except for means of vehicular access to/from the site, for the redevelopment of the site for a mixed use scheme comprising up to 75 dwellings (C3 Use Class), of which 25 will be affordable, approximately 1,285sqm of commercial floorspace (16 units of Use Class B1, of which one will be flexible B1/D1 use, and 1 unit of Use Class A1), parking, publicly accessible open space and associated works on land at Old Station Works, Westerfield. - to allow for separate discharge of the residential development and the commercial development. - Phasing of pre slab level works

    Awaiting decision Amendments New dwelling 5 docs
    Major scheme
  • Westerfield Business Centre Westerfield Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AB

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