Planning application
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve application
- 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: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Oct 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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12 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Decision.
Related applications
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
- DEFENDER OPERATIONS AA V3 MAR 26
- LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 1 OF 3
- LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 1 OF 1
- LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 2 OF 3
- LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET 3 OF 3
- COVERING EMAIL
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission, 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 this record
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