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47 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AH

Refused West Suffolk DC/25/1606/P3MPA2 Prior Approval Rtl spec. sui gen to dwel

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

Proposal

Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from betting shop (class sui generis) to Residential (class C3) to form three dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1606/P3MPA2

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1606/P3MPA2
Type
Prior Approval Rtl spec. sui gen to dwel
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior approval required & refused
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Decided
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Haverhill Central
Parish
Haverhill Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CB9 8AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 47 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AH

    Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from betting shop (class Sui Generis) to residential (class C3) to form three dwellings

    Decided 2 Apr 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior approval required & refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 03 Dec 2025
  • OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 03 Dec 2025
  • AMENDED - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 21 Nov 2025
  • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 05 Nov 2025
  • SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 22 Oct 2025
  • SUFFOLK HIGHWAYS CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultation Response · 21 Oct 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 13 Oct 2025
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 13 Oct 2025
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 13 Oct 2025
  • SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 13 Oct 2025
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 13 Oct 2025
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 13 Oct 2025
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 13 Oct 2025

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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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    DC/26/0194/P3MPA2 Submitted 7 Feb 2026 50 yards away

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