Planning application
Town Green Queen Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - create a childrens playground with a wooden fence perimeter, items of play equipment constructed on timber, a bench and bark chip ground covering
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1734/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1734/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve application
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Withersfield
- Parish
- Withersfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB9 7RU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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10 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 5 January 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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