29 Fordhams Close Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1474/CLP - Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of garage to habitable space including replacing garage door with window Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from West Suffolk's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 474 m away: Stanton Woods SSSI; Inside the Stanton (West Suffolk) 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

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev
Postcode
IP31 2EE
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Stanton
Parish
Stanton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 2235 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
57decided 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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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