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Rutland Chambers 19 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/1226/P3CMA

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

Proposal

Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first, second and thrid floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to seven dwellings (class C)

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1226/P3CMA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1226/P3CMA
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Newmarket East
Parish
Newmarket Town Council
Postcode
CB8 8LX

Comment by 15 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Suffolk through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 October 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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Agent on file

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Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with West Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that West Suffolk is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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