18 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LH

1. 21 Aug 2026

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 26 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 21 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.

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.

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.

• 6-7 Crown Walk Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NG

  DC/21/0653/FUL Submitted 24 Mar 2021 30m away

  Planning application - change of use of first floor vacant beauty salon (sui generis) into two dwellings (class C3)

  Granted Full applications 21 docs
  Several homes

• Planting Beds Adj Clocktower Roundabout High Street Newmarket Suffolk

  DC/25/1638/TCA Submitted 16 Oct 2025 42m away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one London Plane (T1 on plan) reduce crown all round by 3 metres to previous pollard point to contain size of tree

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Planting Beds Adj Clocktower Roundabout High Street Newmarket Suffolk

  DC/23/0450/TCA Submitted 16 Mar 2023 43m away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one London Plane (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 1 Rous Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DH

  DC/24/1474/P3CMA Submitted 4 Oct 2024 44m away

  Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from class E (commercial, business and service) to class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form two dwellings

  Granted Prior approval 12 docs
  Several homes

• 9 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX

  DC/26/0794/CLP Submitted 21 May 2026 45m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jul

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use within class E (ground floor) to cafe/restaurant

  Decided Lawful development

• Rutland Chambers 19 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX

  DC/26/1226/P3CMA Submitted 13 Aug 2026 45m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  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)

  Awaiting decision 16 docs
  Several homes