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81 Fornham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AW

Refused West Suffolk DC/21/1456/HPA Householder Prior Approval

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves

As published by the council, reference DC/21/1456/HPA

Application record

Reference
DC/21/1456/HPA
Type
Householder Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval required & refused
Received
13 Jul 2021
Validated
13 Jul 2021
Decided
23 Aug 2021
Ward
Tollgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP32 6AW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jul 2021

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 23 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval required & refused

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Bury St. Edmunds

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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