Planning application
Apsen Country Park Fornham Park Fornham St Genevieve Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6TT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - confirm that the stationing of 63 caravans (10 additional units) for holiday purposes throughout the year is lawful and would not result in a material change of use
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0106/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0106/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- The Fornhams And Great Barton
- Parish
- Fornham St. Martin Cum St.Genevieve
- Postcode
- IP28 6TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Suffolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Laister Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Banbury
Active · incorporated 2020 · Banbury
138 applications on PlanIndex · across 48 councils · 86% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- LOCAL REPRESENTATION
- APPLICATION FORM
- COVERING LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- DECISION NOTICE FOR DC/15/0662/VAR
- DECISION NOTICE FOR SE/05/02293
- SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
- SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
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- LANDSCAPE PLAN
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- CONTEXT PICTURE
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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