Knotts Topping 4 Drift Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning application - change of use and conversion of ancillary residential building to self-contained dwelling (Class C3) and ancillary works including provision of car parking, refuse and cycle storage and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from West Suffolk's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 7
Statements & assessments 5
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- IP27 9JL
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Lakenheath
- Parish
- Lakenheath
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Savills (UK) Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 5 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 57.
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 12 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15164002
- Consultation
- 11 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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