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Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/0931/R77

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - Defender Operations Complex Project consisting of a. Vehicle parking b. warehouse c. confinement facility d. sub station e. comms facility f. trenching for 1km cable run g. associated demolition

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0931/R77

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0931/R77
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Brandon West
Parish
Brandon

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/0930/R77 Awaiting decision

    Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk

    Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - Command Post Project consisting of a. construction of a new command post building b. demolition of two existing building

    Submitted 17 Jun 2026
  • DC/26/0139/R77 Granted

    Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk

    Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - fence line and associated security infrastructure

    Decided 26 Feb 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 September 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DC/26/0930/R77 (Pending Consideration)

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

  • DRAFT HRA FOR THE RAF LAKENHEATH DEFENDER OPERATIONS COMPLEX PROJECT Application Correspondence · 01 Jul 2026
  • DEFENDER OPERATIONS AA V3 MAR 26 Application Correspondence · 01 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 1 OF 3 Application Correspondence · 01 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 1 OF 1 Application Correspondence · 01 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 2 OF 3 Application Correspondence · 01 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 3 OF 3 Application Correspondence · 01 Jul 2026
  • COVERING EMAIL Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 18 Jun 2026

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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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Suffolk's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.