Planning application
Ajit Farm Docking Drove Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9FH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning application - siting of six caravans for seasonal accommodation for agricultural workers
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0784/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0784/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Lakenheath
- Parish
- Lakenheath
- Postcode
- IP27 9FH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 July 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
REES PRYER ARCHITECTS LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bury St Edmunds
Dissolved · incorporated 2005 · Bury St Edmunds
83 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
- SCC PROW - RECONSULTED COMMENTS
- PRIVATE SECTOR & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - RE-CONSULTED COMMENTS
- WASTE MANAGEMENT - COMMENTS
- AMENDED BNG METRIC
- FLOOD RISK MAP
- AMENDED SITE PLAN - PROPOSED HABITAT
- AMENDED SITE PLAN - BASELINE HABITAT
- AMENDED BLOCK PLAN
- AMENDED LOCATION PLAN
- AMENDED PLANNING STATEMENT
- JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
- AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- WASTE MANAGEMENT - COMMENTS
- PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - FURTHER COMMENTS
- EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: WASTE COMMENTS AND RESPONSE
- EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: ADDITIONAL INFO ON 'SEASONAL WORKERS'
- PRIVATE SECTOR & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS
- WASTE MANAGEMENT - COMMENTS
- PARISH COUNCIL - COMMENTS
- MOD PLANNING - COMMENTS
- PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY - COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- *SUPERSEDED* SITE PLAN - BASELINE HABITAT
- *SUPERSEDED* SITE PLAN - PROPOSED HABITAT
- *SUPERSEDED* PLANNING STATEMENT
- *SUPERSEDED* LOCATION PLAN
- *SUPERSEDED* PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- *SUPERSEDED* BLOCK PLAN
- *SUPERSEDED* BNG BIODIVERSITY METRIC
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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 full applications in a median of 90 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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