Haverhill Library, The Burton Centre Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8HB

1. 29 Sep 2025

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 24 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approve application

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 5 Francis Close Haverhill CB9 9LL

  DC/17/0599/FUL Submitted 22 Mar 2017 88m away

  Planning Application - (i) 1no building to include 4no. flats (following demolition of existing dwelling), (ii) new vehicular access and parking, (iii) replacement of existing boundary fences and (iv) insertion of dropped kerb

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 56 docs
  Several homes

• 25-27 Queen Street Haverhill CB9 9DZ

  DC/21/0483/FUL Submitted 5 Mar 2021 92m away

  Planning application - insertion of door and window to front elevation to create shop front

  Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 5 Edmund Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LN

  DC/25/1801/HH Submitted 12 Nov 2025 110m away

  Householder planning application - a. dropped kerb with new driveway layout b. convert existing garage to living accommodation by replacing garage door with patio doors c. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 29 Downs Crescent Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LQ

  DC/21/0909/HH Submitted 22 Apr 2021 114m away

  Householder planning application - first floor rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• Land Rear Of 24 Queen Street Haverhill Suffolk

  DC/24/1484/FUL Submitted 8 Oct 2024 124m away

  Planning application - construction of two storey block to create two dwellings

  Withdrawn Full applications 17 docs
  Several homes

• 24 Queen Street Haverhill CB9 9EF

  DC/17/1848/FUL Submitted 7 Sep 2017 124m away

  Planning Application - Construction of 2no. flats with single storey link to existing shop (following demolition of rear single storey extension) as amended by drawing nos. RH104_QS_P100 01, P100 02, P201 01 and P202 01 received 1st December 2017 revising design, scale and form of flats

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 31 docs
  Several homes

• DC/26/1276/CLE Awaiting decision

  Rectory Cottage Bury Road Depden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BU

  Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - one outbuilding for use as cart lodge and office/snooker room

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/25/1435/CLE Granted

  Touring Park Thurston Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

  Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development cross boundary application (Mid Suffolk District Council) - use of land at bright meadow as a residential caravan site in breach of planning permission

  10 Sep 2025 Lawful development
• DC/26/1174/CLP Awaiting decision

  11 Manor Garth Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LB

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single-storey rear extension with a flat roof, formation of structural openings between the existing dwelling and extension, installation of rooflights, windows and French doors, and associated internal alterations

  31 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1108/CLP Awaiting decision

  28 Walton Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HP

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use from residential dwelling (class C3) to children's care home (class C2)

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/0427/CLE Granted

  The Old Forge, Annexe The Street Bradfield Combust Suffolk IP30 0LP

  Application for lawful development certificate - Use of the detached building within the site as a self-contained single dwellinghouse

  17 Mar 2026 Lawful development