Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DCON(Q)/19/2456 - Discharge of Condition(s) Approved

Proposal

Application to discharge conditions 35 (green infrastructure and landscape) and 78 (estate road and footpath phasing) of phase 1 of application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Associated applications 15

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Discharge of Condition(s)
Postcode
IP31
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Great Barton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Iceni Projects

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14841426
Planning Portal ref
PP-14841426
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026