Planning application
St Marys Church Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TG
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 existing use or development - land for burial use
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0387/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0387/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Existing Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse application
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Brandon East
- Parish
- Santon Downham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP27 0TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse application
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24 Jul 2026
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The CDS Group Ltd Agent
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7 documents on file for this application
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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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