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Land South West Of Sedge Fen Road Lakenheath Suffolk

Refused West Suffolk DC/22/0760/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Planning application - Change of use of land from greenfield to traveller site, housing six static caravans and associated dayrooms

As published by the council, reference DC/22/0760/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/22/0760/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse application
Received
29 Apr 2022
Validated
30 May 2022
Decided
10 May 2023
Ward
Lakenheath
Parish
Lakenheath
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2022

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 30 May 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse application

  4. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

34 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.

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