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5 Swan Grove Exning CB8 7HX

DC/20/1997/HHHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 20 January 2021

Council decision: Approve applicationDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey rear and side extension to include veranda c. first floor extension above existing garage d. one balcony to rear elevation e. detached garage with alterations to existing driveway

Received
16 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Exning
Agent
TAB Architecture
  1. Received16 Nov
  2. Validated30 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target25 Jan
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 5 Swan Grove Exning CB8 7HX. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Exning conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Exning. We hold 1,572 applications in total for the CB8 postcode area.

94% of full applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB8 7HX
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Exning

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 November 2020
Consultation expiry
6 January 2021
Consultation start
30 November 2020
Consultation end
21 December 2020
Neighbour consultation end
23 December 2020
Target decision date
25 January 2021
Permission expires
20 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
TAB Architecture
Architect profile
TAB ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
41 E Forehill Ely CB7 4AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 December 2020
Advertisement expiry
25 December 2020
Site notice start
16 December 2020
Site notice end
6 January 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09252145
Documents
14
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Exning
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Suffolk

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