Lanwades Hall Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk CB8 7UA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1664/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Planning application - change of use of rooms on first and second floors of Lanwades Hall and within third-floor turret from office and storage use to guest/visitor accommodation and holiday let accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Dec 2026

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 5 Dec 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Lanwades Hall
List entry 1193468 · 1 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1206 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm; Inside the Kentford built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 10 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Postcode
CB8 7UA
Received
28 Oct 2026
Validated
28 Oct 2026
Ward
Kentford And Moulton
Parish
Moulton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evolution Town Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 59.

Day 1445 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15318050
Planning Portal ref
PP-15318050
Consultation
10 Nov 2026
Comments by
5 Dec 2026
Site or press notice
13 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Dec 2026
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