Planning application
Building 22 16 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial/business/service (Class E(g)) to state funded SEND school (Class F1(a))
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0330/P3TPA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0330/P3TPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Business to SF school
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior approval required & granted
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Haverhill South
- Parish
- Haverhill Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB9 8PH
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/1135/FUL Awaiting decision
Building 22 16 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PH
Planning application - a. 1.8 close boarded timber fencing to site boundaries b. 2.4 metre high fencing fronting adjoining roads c. storage container for storage of sports equipment d. refuse bin enclosure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 24 April 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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