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Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)

Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

DecidedReference: DC/26/0985/P3CMAWest Suffolk Council

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  2. Standard Consultation Date

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  3. Application Validated Date

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  9. Permission Expiry Date

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Determination deadline
15 Sept 2026
Local authority
West Suffolk Council

Application overview

Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)

Proposal details

Reference
DC/26/0985/P3CMA
Alternative references
PP-15017321
Ward
Newmarket East
Parish
Newmarket Town Council
Agent
Andrew Feasey

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Application location

Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

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Documents 24 of 24

DocumentPublishedAction
PROPOSED SITE PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF2 Oct 2026View
DECISION - P3CMA APPROVE PRIOR APPROVALDecision Notice · PDF2 Oct 2026View
OFFICER DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Report · PDF2 Oct 2026View
PUBLIC HEALTH & HOUSINGConsultation Response · PDF29 Sept 2026View
BNG METRICSupporting Documents21 Aug 2026View
ECOLOGY ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF21 Aug 2026View
BNG REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF21 Aug 2026View
SCC HIGHWAYS AUTHORITYConsultation Response · PDF21 Aug 2026View
LINCOLN LODGE - COMMENTSNeighbour Response · PDF21 Aug 2026View
TOWN COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF6 Aug 2026View
SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF6 Aug 2026View
DRILL HALL COTTAGE - COMMENTSNeighbour Response · PDF30 Jul 2026View
TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF29 Jul 2026View
DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF29 Jul 2026View
SUFFOLK FIRE & RESCUEConsultation Response · PDF28 Jul 2026View
SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF27 Jul 2026View
ENVIRONMENT TEAM - CONTAMINATED LANDConsultee Comment · PDF24 Jul 2026View
PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN AND ROOF PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF21 Jul 2026View
SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF21 Jul 2026View
PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF21 Jul 2026View
PROPOSED SECOND AND ROOF PLANSSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF21 Jul 2026View
PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF21 Jul 2026View
LOCATION PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF21 Jul 2026View
APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF29 Jun 2026View

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Decision & conditions

Prior approval required & granted
DECISION - P3CMA APPROVE PRIOR APPROVAL
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