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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

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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
Refused As published: 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

John Stebbing Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bury St. Edmunds

Active · incorporated 2006 · Bury St. Edmunds

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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