Planning application
Howes Farm Cottage Bury Road Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PS
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
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14 Oct 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted
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24 Jul 2026
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
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15 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY COMMENTS
- PRIVATE SECTOR HEALTH AND HOUSING - COMMENT
- SCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- BLOCK PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- HOLDING PLAN
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND ROOSE ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- CONTAMINATION TEAM - COMMENTS
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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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