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The Silks 69 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk

DC/24/1866/FULFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Planning application - change of use from extra care accommodation (Class C2) to retirement accommodation for over 55s (Class C3), (including ancillary facilities for staff and residents on the ground floor) and associated operational development

Received
23 December 2024
Decision due
17 April 2025
Ward
Newmarket West
Agent
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.22 Oct
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 22 October.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Silks 69 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Newmarket West.

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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Newmarket Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 January 2025
Consultation expiry
22 October 2025
Consultation start
1 October 2025
Consultation end
22 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
13 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd
Architect profile
PEGASUS PLANNING GROUP LIMITED
Agent address
First Floor South Wing Equinox North Great Park Road Almondsbury Bristol BS32 4QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 January 2025
Advertisement expiry
14 February 2025
Site notice start
28 January 2025
Site notice end
18 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13647868
Documents
47
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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

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Source: West Suffolk

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