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Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DCON(A)/24/0720 Discharge of Condition(s)

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Proposal

Discharge of conditions application for DC/24/0720/OUT - 9 - landscaping,10 - hard landscaping, 15 - construction and environmental management plan for biodiversity (CEMP), 16 - farmland bird compensation strategy, 21 - further surveys for protected species and 22 - surface water drainage scheme

As published by the council, reference DCON(A)/24/0720

Application record

Reference
DCON(A)/24/0720
Type
Discharge of Condition(s)
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Newmarket North
Parish
Newmarket Town Council
Postcode
CB8 7XL

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 9 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • NMA(C)/24/0622 Awaiting decision

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Non-material amendment to DC/24/0622/RM - substitute layout drawings relating to Parcels B and C including technical drawing updates to approved house types

    Submitted 11 Aug 2026
  • DC/26/0683/RM Granted

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/24/0720/OUT - access (other than the previously approved and installed means of access), appearance, landscaping, layout and scale - for the construction of three commercial units (use class B2/B8 and E(g)

    Submitted 1 Apr 2026 Reserved matters
  • NMA(A)/24/0311 Granted

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Non material amendment to application DC/24/0311/RM to amended condition 1 to reflect the substitution of amended landscape plan which seeks to omit five trees adjacent to the approach to the southern roundabout junction

    Decided 13 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • DCON(D)/24/0622 Granted

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (SPA advoidance leaflet) and 13 (solar panels) of DC/24/0622/RM

    Decided 25 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DCON(C)/24/0622 Granted

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Application to discharge condition 12 (air source heat pumps) of DC/24/0622/RM

    Decided 25 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • NMA(B)/24/0622 Granted

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Non material amendment to DC/24/0622/RM - to allow for amendments to the layout

    Decided 29 Oct 2025 Amendments
  • DC/23/0442/DE1 Decided

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of one open-sided agricultural barn

    Decided 6 Apr 2023 Other
  • DCON(C)/13/0408 Granted

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (phasing plan), 17 (construction method statement), 18 (ecological mitigation strategy) and 19 (tree protection scheme) of DC/13/0408/OUT

    Decided 25 Oct 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 June 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DC/24/0720/OUT (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Sansovino Developments Limited Applicant, a developer registered in Bolton

Active · incorporated 2019 · Bolton

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

21 documents on file for this application

  • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 04 Jun 2026
  • ECOLOGIST - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 04 Jun 2026
  • LLFA - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 04 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 30 Apr 2026
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 21 - ECOLOGICAL WALKOVER Supporting Documents · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 15 - CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 16 - FARMLAND COMPENSATION STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 22 - FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 22 - INDICATIVE DRAINAGE STRATEGY Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 22 - CONSTRUCTION SURFACE WATER PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 10 - ARTICULATED LORRY SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • DESIGN STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING PLAN - 5 OF 6 Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING PLAN - 5 OF 6 Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING PLAN - 5 OF 6 Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING PLAN - 5 OF 6 Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING PLAN - 6 OF 6 Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026
  • CONDITION 9 - LANDSCAPING Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 30 Apr 2026

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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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    DCON(C)/24/0622 Submitted 28 Oct 2025 332m away

    Application to discharge condition 12 (air source heat pumps) of DC/24/0622/RM

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    NMA(B)/24/0622 Submitted 12 Aug 2025 332m away

    Non material amendment to DC/24/0622/RM - to allow for amendments to the layout

    Granted Amendments 6 docs
  • Unit 6 Newmarket Retail Park Oaks Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SX

    DCON(B)/22/0478 Submitted 8 Feb 2023 354m away

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (fixed plant or equipment) and 6 (external lighting) of DC/22/0478/FUL

    Granted Conditions 10 docs
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    DCON(C)/22/0478 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 360m away

    Application to discharge condition 13 (headlight glare) of DC/22/0478/FUL

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Unit 6 Newmarket Retail Park Oaks Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SX

    NMA(A)/22/0478 Submitted 12 Apr 2023 361m away

    Non material amendment to DC/22/0478/FUL - a.unit and associated drive-thru lane to be relocated 600 millimetres to the west b.retaining wall to be removed as a result of the relocation of the unit and associated drive-thru lane, post and rail fence is to be retained c.traffic islands to be made level with the adjacent car park aisles in a newly formed pocket of the car park, to assist with improved circulation d. roof line to be revised to provide a mono-pitch roof shape with gutter at the rear to assist with safe access for maintenance e. curtain wall pattern on unit elevations to be amended, the middle transoms are to be omitted and mullion added

    Granted Amendments 7 docs
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  • Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    DCON(D)/24/0622 Submitted 18 Nov 2025 429m away

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (SPA advoidance leaflet) and 13 (solar panels) of DC/24/0622/RM

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

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    10 Apr 2026 Conditions
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