Welcome to the home page for the
Development Control section.
The Development Control section deals with all planning
applications for developments within the district as well as other
statutory consents including works to listed buildings and trees
protected by Tree Preservation Orders.
ADVANCE
NOTICE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT PARTIALLY
CLOSED
WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2008
As part of our continuing drive to improve our services we
commissioned a review of all our processes and procedures from
Trevor Roberts Associates. Their report has been delivered and we
have set aside 5 November to consider all its findings and
recommendations and to formulate an action plan to implement
them.
As a result the Development Control part of the planning
department will not be manned on that day, while we are doing this.
We apologise for any disruption this causes, but we will be back in
business the next morning and will deal then with any urgent
queries that have arisen on November 5.
The Building Control, Forward Planning and Land Charges sections
of the department will be open as usual on that day.
Increase in Application Fees
The Government have published draft regulations to increase
application fees by an average of 23% from 6th April 2008.
Regulations and
Explanatory Memorandum
Please Note – if you have already
submitted an application but have been advised that it is invalid
for any reason the application will only be registered when you
have submitted the additional information or fee.
If the additional information or fee required to make the
application valid is received after 5th April 2008 the new scale of
fees will apply.
1APPs and Local Validation Requirements
From the 6 April 2008 it will be mandatory for all planning
applications to be submitted on a standard application form known
as 1APP, you will also need to submit
new information with your application. Click on the link below for
the new 1APP forms, guidelines and validation criteria.
Following consultation with customers/stakeholders in
January/February this year a local validation checklist has
been finalised and adopted. All applications received from 6 April
2008 onwards must meet the local validation requirements. To view
the requirements for planning and related application please click
on the link below
Click on this link for the new
1APP forms,
guidelines and validation
criteria.
Information about Planning Applications and Appeals
Information about Planning Applications from 1 January 2007
onwards, and Appeals, is available on Forest Heath
District Council's Planning Explorer.
In addition, all current planning applications can be viewed
between 9am and 5pm Monday to Thursday and between 9am and
4.30pm Friday in the Planning Reception at the District Offices in
Mildenhall.
It is also possible to view planning applications submitted within
Newmarket at the offices of Newmarket Town Council. Such viewings
are by appointment only and you are therefore advised to call them
on 01638 667227. Newmarket Town Council is based at the King Edward
VII Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JP.
Contact Us
- By email on
dc@forest-heath.gov.uk
- By telephone on 01638 719480
- By writing to: Planning Services, District Offices, College
Heath Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 7EY
We also operate a Duty Officer System whereby general planning
advise is available from 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday. If you have a
general enquiry about a planning application please telephone or
visit the offices between these times. If you visit the office
please come to Planning Reception.