Metcalf Arms Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/26/1240/FUL Granted

  Metcalf Arms Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

  Planning application - construction of new vehicular access to serve holiday pods

  Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Full applications

1. 20 Oct 2026

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 22 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 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.

• Metcalf Arms Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

  DC/26/1240/FUL Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Planning application - construction of new vehicular access to serve holiday pods

  Granted Full applications 3 docs

• High Trees Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

  DC/23/0396/HH Submitted 10 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Householder planning application - first floor rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• Cooks Farm Cottage Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

  DC/25/1961/LB Submitted 11 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for listed building consent - a. replace thatch b. reinstate rear dormer windows c. replace three windows d. replacement of cement render with lime render and breathable paint/lime wash e. installation of french drain

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 18 docs

• Cooks Farm Cottage Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

  DC/25/1960/HH Submitted 11 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Householder planning application - a. replace thatch b. reinstate rear dormer windows c. replace three windows d. replacement of cement render with lime render and breathable paint/lime wash e. detached car port

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 19 docs
  Domestic

• Greenacres The Green Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NP

  DC/26/1031/HH Submitted 8 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  Householder planning application - a. porch to front elevation b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and rear extension) c. outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation d. replacement windows and doors to front and side elevations

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1
  Small domestic

• 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/26/1474/CLP Awaiting decision

  29 Fordhams Close Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EE

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of garage to habitable space including replacing garage door with window

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 9 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