Planning application
Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Applaction to discharge conditions 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 14 (Limit Water Use) of application DC/25/0534/VAR
As published by the council, reference DCON(A)/25/0534
Application record
- Reference
- DCON(A)/25/0534
- Type
- Discharge of Condition(s)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve application
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lakenheath
- Parish
- Lakenheath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP27 9JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DCON(B)/25/0534 Awaiting decision
Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
Application to discharge conditions 6 (building envelope) and 7 (NIA compliance) of application DC/25/0534/VAR
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DC/23/0043/FUL Granted
Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
Planning application - two dwellings and vehicular accesses as amended by plans received 20 March 2023.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/25/0534/VAR (Decided)
- Buildingcontrol: BC/25/0241/PARTNR (Building Work Started)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
George Laurel & Partners Agent
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- DISCHARGE CONDITION - DISCHARGED
- PLACE SERVICES ECOLOGY - COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- CONDITION 14 - LIMIT WATER USE
- CONDITION 14 - LIMIT WATER USE
- BLOCK PLAN
- CONDITION 12 - BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY
- DECISION NOTICE FOR DC/25/0534/VAR
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 29 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
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