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Howes Farm Cottage Bury Road Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PS

Granted West Suffolk DC/25/1609/P3RPA Prior Approval Agricul. to flex. commerc

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

Proposal

Prior approval application under Part 3 (Class R) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - Change of use of two agricultural buildings to commercial use (class E and B8)

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1609/P3RPA

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1609/P3RPA
Type
Prior Approval Agricul. to flex. commerc
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior approval required & granted
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Clare, Hundon And Kedington
Parish
Stradishall
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CB8 8PS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 8 December 2025, 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 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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