47 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AH

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

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 47 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AH

  DC/26/0194/P3MPA2 Submitted 7 Feb 2026 3m away

  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

  Granted Prior approval 12 docs
  Several homes

• 26 High Street Haverhill CB9 8AR

  DC/17/0618/ADV Submitted 23 Mar 2017 32m away

  Application for Advertisement Consent - Replacement of 1no non-illuminated fascia sign and 1no non-illuminated hanging sign

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• Land At Empire Yard Haverhill Suffolk

  DCON(A)/22/2143 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 33m away

  Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials - samples/details), 6 (contamination investigation), 7 (implementation of remediation Strategy), 8 (unexpected contamination),9 (construction method statement),13 (ecological enhancement),14 (sound insulation), and 16 (limit water use) DC/22/2143/FUL

  Decided Conditions 27 docs

• 2-3 Jubilee Walk Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DA

  DC/25/2015/FUL Submitted 19 Dec 2025 41m away

  Planning application - Change of use from night club, bar, coffee bar (sui generis) to retail unit (class E)

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 1 The Chauntry Centre High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AA

  DC/24/1063/FUL Submitted 26 Jul 2024 59m away

  Planning application - a. one air conditioning unit (following removal of existing two units), b. installation of one MVHR unit

  Granted Full applications 15 docs
  Several homes

• 1 Quakers Gardens Quakers Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AU

  DC/26/0249/TCA Submitted 14 Feb 2026 101m away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (on plan) reduce branches on northern and western aspect by two metres, one Sycamore (on plan) reduce branches on northern aspect by up to three metres, one Holly reduce branches on northern aspect by up to 1.5 metres

  Granted Trees 11 docs

• DC/26/0614/HPA Decided

  6 Walton Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HP

  Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 7.5 metres with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 2.3 metres to the eaves

  17 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DC/26/0457/P3QPA Granted

  Barn C The Old Slaughterhouse The Street Troston Suffolk

  Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building including rear extension to create one dwelling (class C3)

  20 Mar 2026 Prior approval
• DC/26/0513/HPA Decided

  75 Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BU

  Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.6 metres with a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves

  29 Mar 2026 Prior approval
• DC/26/0686/P3CMA Awaiting decision

  7 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB

  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 one dwelling (class C3)

  5 May 2026 Prior approval
• DC/26/0445/HPA Withdrawn

  Thatched Cottage High Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5LZ

  Application for householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3 metres with a maximum height of 3.3 metres and a height of 2.15 metres to the eaves

  19 Mar 2026 Prior approval