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Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

Granted West Suffolk DC/23/0043/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Planning application - two dwellings and vehicular accesses as amended by plans received 20 March 2023.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/0043/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/23/0043/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve application
Received
10 Jan 2023
Validated
13 Jan 2023
Decided
19 May 2023
Ward
Lakenheath
Parish
Lakenheath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP27 9JT

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DCON(B)/25/0534 Awaiting decision

    Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (building envelope) and 7 (NIA compliance) of application DC/25/0534/VAR

    Submitted 24 Sep 2026
  • DCON(A)/25/0534 Granted

    Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    Applaction to discharge conditions 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 14 (Limit Water Use) of application DC/25/0534/VAR

    Decided 29 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jan 2023

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 13 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approve application

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

works architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2006 · London

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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

41 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 19 May 2023, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    DCON(A)/25/0534 Submitted 10 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Applaction to discharge conditions 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 14 (Limit Water Use) of application DC/25/0534/VAR

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    DCON(B)/25/0534 Submitted 24 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (building envelope) and 7 (NIA compliance) of application DC/25/0534/VAR

    Awaiting decision

  • The Manor Garden Hall Drive Lakenheath IP27 9JT

    DC/21/1741/TCA Submitted 24 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Trees in a conservation area - a. one plum (T1 on plan) - reduce in height to above top of fence, b. one conifer (T2 on plan) - reduce in height by 1.5 metres to leave at 6 metres above ground level, c. two laurel (T3 and 4 on plan) - reduce in height to above top of wall, d. one copper beech (T5 on plan) - reduce lateral branches to just outside garden wall, e. one cotoneaster (T6 on plan) - reduce 2 lateral stems over garden and green house back to suitable growth points outside of the wall, f. one pear/apple hedge (T7 on plan) - reduce tops to previous levels, g. one plum (T8 on plan) - reduce in height to previous points, h. one cherry (T9 on plan) - reduce height of main stem back into remaining crown, reduce 2 lateral branches growing over neighbours garden back inside of wall to suitable growth points, i. one conifer (T10 on plan) - reduce in height to leave at 1 metre below cable and trim sides, j. one laurel (T11 on plan) - reduce in height to leave at 3 metres above ground level, k. one shrub (T12 on plan) - cut back to fence line, l. one ash (T13 on plan) - crown lift to 6 metres above ground level and reduce remaining laterals by up to 3 metres (garden side only), m. one elm (T14 on plan) - fell, n. one thuja (T15 on plan) - reduce over extended laterals back in to crown, o. one laurel (T16 on plan) - reduce in height to previous points, p. one pear (T17 on plan) reduce in height to previous points, q. one juniper (T18 on plan) - reduce in height by 1 metre

    Granted Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic

  • The Manor Garden Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    DC/23/0305/TCA Submitted 23 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse chestnut (T1 on plan) selective limb reduction of 2-3m back to suitable pruning point, remove epicormic growth up to five metres above ground level, one Cotoneaster (T2 on plan) reduce in height to top of wall, one Laurel (T3 on plan) remove left hand trunk and trim top and end of right hand trunk, one Ash (T4 on plan) reduce lateral spread over clients garden by up to two and a half metres and remove all ivy from above one metre

    Granted Trees 14 docs

  • Highlodge Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    DC/23/0357/TPO Submitted 3 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    TPO 01 (2011) - Tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (T14 on plan, 1417 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres; one Horse Chestnut (T17 on plan, 1414 on order) remove uppermost leader/limb, reduce lower leader/limb by three metres

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • Street Record Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk

    DC/24/1716/TCA Submitted 22 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Sycamore (T1), nine Horse Chestnut (T2-T7, T9, T11 and T12), one Beech (T8), one Yew (T10) crown lift to 5.2 metres b. one Box (T13) fell

    Granted Trees 3 docs

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