Land Off Wales End Road Cavendish Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1363/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Planning application - change of use of agricultural land to a glamping site comprising eight pods with associated car parking, maintenance barn, solar array and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
28 Oct 2026
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Consultation
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Dec 2026 and 31 Dec 2026, from West Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Waver House, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Cavendish conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cavendish built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Oct 2026
Ward
Clare, Hundon And Kedington
Parish
Cavendish
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jan 2027
Applicant
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Agent
Optimum Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 59.

Day 950 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
41%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15096858
Planning Portal ref
PP-15096858
Consultation
28 Oct 2026
Comments by
27 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026