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Pillbox Farm Mill Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LR

Refused West Suffolk DC/25/1948/CLP Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - vehicular access and associated driveway

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1948/CLP

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1948/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse application
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Decided
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Risby
Parish
Flempton Cum Hengrave
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP28 6LR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Buildingcontrol: BC/14/0349/DOMFP (Building Work Complete)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Phil Cobbold Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Felixstowe

Active · incorporated 2015 · Felixstowe

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 24 Mar 2026
  • ASSOCIATED WORKS REQUIRED UNDER GPDO Application Correspondence · 10 Mar 2026
  • ARCHAEOLOGY - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 18 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 10 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 10 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 08 Dec 2025
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 08 Dec 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 08 Dec 2025

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What this refusal means

West Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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