Planning application
3 Twites Farm New Cottages Twites Corner Great Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5JR
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 - change of use of garage (Class C3) to commercial, business and service (Class E)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0637/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0637/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse application
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Barrow
- Parish
- The Saxhams
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP29 5JR
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/0783/FUL Granted
3 Twites Farm New Cottages Twites Corner Great Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5JR
Planning application - change of use of dwelling house (class C3) to a mixed use comprising of dog grooming business and dwelling house (sui generis)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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27 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION - REFUSE PROPOSED LDC
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHS / ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN AND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
Nearby applications
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3 Twites Farm New Cottages Twites Corner Great Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5JR
Planning application - change of use of dwelling house (class C3) to a mixed use comprising of dog grooming business and dwelling house (sui generis)
Granted Full applications 9 docsDomestic -
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