Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7UU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/0529/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - a. infill glazing of openings and panels of existing buildings b. window and door openings to existing buildings c. use of building 23 for refuse and cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2025
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Validated
3 Jul 2025
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Consultation
7 Jul 2025
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Approved
2 Oct 2025

Approved on 2 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 1222 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Kentford built-up area; Priority habitat 44 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 1 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 7UU
Received
27 Mar 2025
Validated
3 Jul 2025
Ward
Kentford And Moulton
Parish
Moulton
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2025
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
2 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 19 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
255decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

183 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13888973
Planning Portal ref
PP-13888973
Consultation
7 Jul 2025
Comments by
1 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2025
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