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16 Birch Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9RA

DC/26/0011/HHHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Householder planning application - a. remove one window on first floor front elevation and replace with one window on first floor side elevation b. replace two doors on front elevation with a door and window c. two storey side extension

Received
5 January 2026
Decision due
6 March 2026
Ward
Lakenheath
Agent
JDH Building Design
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 2 February.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 16 Birch Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9RA. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Lakenheath. We hold 151 applications in total for the IP27 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
IP27 9RA
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eriswell Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 January 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation start
12 January 2026
Consultation end
2 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
JDH Building Design
Agent address
2 South Road Lakenheath Brandon IP27 9AT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 March 2026
Site notice end
24 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14599052
Documents
9
Constraints
16

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.

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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