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Hill Farm Burwell Road Exning Suffolk CB8 7LA

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/0945/FUL Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Planning application - change of use to provide cafe/restaurant with access and parking

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0945/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0945/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Exning
Parish
Exning
Postcode
CB8 7LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 August 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

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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

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

36 documents on file for this application

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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 decided full applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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