Somerville Lodge Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

1. 1 Oct 2024

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 22 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Approve application

3. 18 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

West Suffolk granted permission on 22 November 2024, 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.

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.

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  DC/25/1725/TPO Submitted 31 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  TPO 015(2019) tree preservation order - one Tree of Heaven (marked T017 on plan and T1 on order) fell

  Granted Trees 12 docs

• 16 The Severals Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YN

  DC/24/1576/TCA Submitted 25 Oct 2024 150 yards away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse Chestnut and one Yew (T1, T2 on plan) fell

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

  DC/26/0985/P3CMA Submitted 29 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)

  Granted New dwelling 20 docs
  Major scheme

• Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

  DC/26/0984/FUL Submitted 29 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Planning application - a. proposed external bin store and cycle storage b. three windows installed to north elevation

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 21 docs

• Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

  DC/26/1289/R77 Submitted 21 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

  Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - change of use of ground, first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)

  Awaiting decision New dwelling 4 docs
  Major scheme

• Fairstead House School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

  DC/26/0065/TCA Submitted 15 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one holly (marked on plan) fell

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• DC/26/1592/FUL Awaiting decision

  The Coal Yard Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BL

  Planning application - access and parking for plots 1 and 2

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/1576/FUL Awaiting decision

  Network House Western Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP

  Planning application - installation of three extraction systems and associated external flues

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/1563/FUL Awaiting decision

  Langham Business Park Thingoe Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BE

  Planning application - a. retention and change of use of existing industrial building to dog-care, grooming and vocational education facility (sui generis) b. single storey micro-business units (use class E(g)) c. designation of yard for open-air commercial storage (use class B8) with associated access, parking and landscaping

  Received 14 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/1558/FUL Awaiting decision

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  Received 13 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/1547/FUL Awaiting decision

  22 Auction Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3FA

  Planning application - a. installation of delivery hatch and front door b. outdoor seating and planters c. menu box on front elevation d. festoon lighting

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Full applications