Planning application
Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1289/R77
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1289/R77
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newmarket East
- Parish
- Newmarket Town Council
- Postcode
- CB8 7AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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DC/26/0985/P3CMA Awaiting decision
Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)
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DC/26/0984/FUL Awaiting decision
Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Planning application - a. proposed external bin store and cycle storage b. three windows installed to north elevation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/26/0984/FUL (Pending Consideration)
- Buildingcontrol: BR/96/0375 (Building Work Started)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- LOCATION PLAN
- ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Suffolk's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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