Land To West Of High Street Lakenheath Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1593/FUL - Full Planning Application Withdrawn

Proposal

Planning application - 15 dwellings with associated access, landscaping and public open space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Oct 2025
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Consultation
6 Nov 2025
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Withdrawn
9 Jan 2026

Withdrawn on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 34

Consultation & comments 19

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LEISURE AND CULTURAL OFFICER - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING POLICY - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ANGLIAN WATER - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF WASTE MANAGEMENT - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF MOD PLANNING - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF STRATEGIC HOUSING - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC ARCHAEOLOGY - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WARD MEMBER (CLLR KELLY) - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 29 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK FIRE AND RESCUE - COMMENTS (HYDRANTS REQUIRED) Consultee Comment · 29 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF MOD SAFEGUARDING - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CONTAMINATED LAND AND AIR QUALITY - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Lakenheath 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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; 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 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
10 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Lakenheath
Parish
Lakenheath
Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Withdrawn / abandoned
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

92 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14397487
Planning Portal ref
PP-14397487
Consultation
6 Nov 2025
Comments by
27 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
5 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Jan 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