29 Fordhams Close Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EE

1. 25 Sep 2026

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 6 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 December 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, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 10 Church Close Stanton IP31 2BY

  DC/21/1607/TPO Submitted 3 Aug 2021 150 yards away

  TPO 078 (1966) tree preservation order - one Beech (marked in red on plan within A1 on order) crown reduction in height by two metres, higher crown reduction by two metres and lower crown reduction by three metres, crown lift to five metres above ground level

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 14 Sturgeon Way Stanton IP31 2ED

  DC/17/0267/HPA Submitted 9 Feb 2017 150 yards away

  Application for Householder Prior Approval - Single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.5 metres with a maximum height of 3.6 metres and a height of 2.4 metres to the eaves

  Decided Prior approval Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• The Old School Bury Lane Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DE

  DC/25/1820/FUL Submitted 17 Nov 2025 200 yards away

  Planning application - conversion of primary school to three dwellings

  Granted Full applications 31 docs
  Several homes

• 1 Church Close Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BY

  DC/26/0286/TPO Submitted 23 Feb 2026 250 yards away

  TPO 078 (1966) tree preservation order - one Sycamore tree (T1 on plan), fell

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• Former Stanton Community Primary School Bury Lane Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AW

  DC/25/1780/RM Submitted 11 Nov 2025 250 yards away

  Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/23/1443/OUT - a. the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale - for the construction of seven dwellings, access, parking and new ramped access, b. details reserved by conditions 4 (building materials), 7 (estate road and footpath details), 9 (off-site highway improvements), 12 (cycle storage),13 (bin storage and collection),14 (Construction Management Plan),15 (native species planting),16 (arboricultural method statement), 19 (construction environmental management plan), 20 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 21 (construction method statement), 22 (lighting for biodiversity), 24 (drainage) and 26 (contamination remediation) of outline planning permission DC/23/1443/OUT

  Granted Reserved matters 29 docs
  Several homes

• Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk

  DC/19/2250/EIASCR Submitted 14 Nov 2019 250 yards away

  EIA Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 on the matter of whether or not the proposed development is considered that there are likely significant environmental impacts for which an Environmental Statement would be required for up to 250 dwellings

  Decided Outline 18 docs
  Major scheme

• DC/26/1605/CLP Awaiting decision

  Metcalf Arms Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use of existing property known as Maglia Rosso, (formerly Metcalf Arms) from Bike shop and bike cafe to two dwellings

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1589/CLP Awaiting decision

  122 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - lawful implementation of planning permission of DC/23/0374/FUL

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1588/CLP Awaiting decision

  Green Farm The Green Rede Suffolk IP29 4BE

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - siting of mobile home for ancillary accommodation

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1534/CLP Awaiting decision

  William Vinten Building Easlea Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BY

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - installation of a roof-mounted safety line system to existing building

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1466/CLP Awaiting decision

  The Old Flint Barn 1 Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7LB

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replacement of external doors and windows; rotting timber double windows, up and over glazing with doorset to be replaced with heritage aluminium system in black

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development