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Knotts Topping 4 Drift Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JL

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/1248/FUL Full applications

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

Proposal

Planning application - change of use and conversion of ancillary residential building to self-contained dwelling (Class C3) and ancillary works including provision of car parking, refuse and cycle storage and landscaping

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1248/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1248/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Postcode
IP27 9JL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 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.

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 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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