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Land At Lords Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/0279/FUL Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Planning Application - construction of a new high school (Use Class F1) with associated access, parking, outdoor sports facilities, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works within RAF Lakenheath

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0279/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0279/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Lakenheath
Parish
Eriswell Parish

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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

Tetra Tech Ltd Agent, registered in Leeds

Active · incorporated 1985 · Leeds

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Documents

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

126 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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