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116-118 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP

Granted West Suffolk DC/21/1256/P3OPA Prior Approval Offices to dwellings

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from office to dwellinghouse(s) (class C3) to create two dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/21/1256/P3OPA

Application record

Reference
DC/21/1256/P3OPA
Type
Prior Approval Offices to dwellings
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior approval required & granted
Received
10 Jun 2021
Validated
10 Jun 2021
Decided
2 Sep 2021
Ward
Newmarket West
Parish
Newmarket Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CB8 8JP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2021

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 2 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Whitebox Architecture and Design Agent, an architecture practice registered in Worcester

Active · incorporated 2020 · Worcester

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 2 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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