DC/25/1948/CLP

1. 8 Dec 2025

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 10 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse application

4. 24 Jul 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• DCON(A)/25/1591 Granted

  6 Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LS

  Application to discharge condition 10 (construction method statement) of application DC/25/1591/FUL

  5 May 2026 227m away Conditions
• DC/26/1032/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Old Workshops Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LT

  Trees in a conservation area notification - T1 - one Sycamore (on plan) - pollard one metre above service line removing lower growth, T2 - one Willow (on plan) fell

  9 Jul 2026 315m away Trees
• DC/26/0428/TCA Granted

  Dairy Cottage Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LT

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to one metre

  17 Mar 2026 321m away Trees
• DC/21/1307/TCA Granted

  3 Kytson Cottages Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LU

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry Laurel (T1 on plan) lateral crown reduction by 1.5 metres and one Yew (T2 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level

  21 Jun 2021 405m away Trees
• DC/26/0464/HH Granted

  Hengrave Hall, St Marys Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LY

  Householder planning application - replace four windows on front and side elevations

  24 Mar 2026 409m away Householder

• DC/26/0810/CLP Granted

  16 Linton Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AE

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - convert existing integral garage into a habitable dining room including infill garage doors and insert window

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/0794/CLP Granted

  9 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use within class E (ground floor) to cafe/restaurant

  21 May 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1030/CLP Withdrawn

  Larchfield Mere Farm Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2PH

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension set back from the wall forming the existing principal elevation

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/0427/CLE Granted

  The Old Forge, Annexe The Street Bradfield Combust Suffolk IP30 0LP

  Application for lawful development certificate - Use of the detached building within the site as a self-contained single dwellinghouse

  17 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1102/CLE Awaiting decision

  Mulberry House 20 Greys Close Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BT

  Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - seeking confirmation of commencement of approved development DC/23/0965/HH through installation of front elevation roof light

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development