Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning application - roof mounted solar panels Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Committee · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by West Suffolk Development Control Committee on 4 Feb 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because renewable energy benefits outweighed low-level conservation area harm.
- The parish council and ward councillor supported the scheme; no neighbour or public representations were received.
- The committee unanimously granted permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of West Suffolk's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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- 38 mGuildhall Feoffment County Primary School and Masters House and Attached Walls and GatesGrade II
- 48 mStable and Wall Between Numbers 36 and 40 (Number 36 Not Included)Grade II
- 50 mGreene King Maltings on South East Corner of College StreetGrade II
- 55 mHighbury CottageGrade II
- 62 mSt Enodoc (Number 42)Grade II
- 65 mGreen King MaltingsGrade II
- 66 m58-61, WESTGATE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 69 m22-26, College StreetGrade II
- 73 mThe Old AngelGrade II
- 75 m12, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 76 m8, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 78 m9-12, Bridewell LaneGrade II
- 82 m21, College StreetGrade II
- 83 m46, College StreetGrade II
- 85 mHighbury HouseGrade II
- 86 mDog and Partridge InnGrade II*
- 87 m47 and 47a, College StreetGrade II
- 87 mNumber 30 and Attached StableGrade II
- 88 m32 and 33, Crown StreetGrade II
- 89 m31, Crown StreetGrade II
- 91 m34 and 35, Crown StreetGrade II
- 92 mThe BlackbirdsGrade II
- 94 mAngel Cottage Davors CottageGrade II
- 95 m36a, 36b, 37 and 38, Crown StreetGrade II
- 97 m48, College StreetGrade II
- 101 m49, College StreetGrade II
- 103 mBridewell CottageGrade II
- 104 mGreen King Brewery Buildings on South West Corner of Crown Street Greene King Premises on South West CornerGrade II
- 105 m39, Crown StreetGrade II
- 107 m14 and 15, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 109 mThe Old BeehiveGrade II
- 109 m15, Crown StreetGrade II
- 111 m40, Crown StreetGrade II
- 113 m14, Crown StreetGrade II
- 116 mNumber 16 and Attached WallGrade II
- 116 m51 and 52 College Street and 7 College Lane, Bury St EdmundsGrade II
- 118 m24-27, Crown StreetGrade II
- 119 m10, Crown StreetGrade II
- 120 m16 and 18, Bridewell LaneGrade II
- 121 mGreen King Brewery Buildings on South East Corner of Crown Street Greene King Premises on South East CornerGrade II
- 123 m41, 42 and 43, Crown StreetGrade II
- 125 m7a and 8, College RoadGrade II
- 125 mNumber 9 and Attached Mounting BlockGrade II
- 126 m2, Friars LaneGrade II
- 129 mBatt HouseGrade II
- 131 m6, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 136 mBollards at East EndGrade II
- 136 m44, Crown StreetGrade II
- 137 m53 and 54, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 138 mChurch of St Mary and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade I
- 139 mGreene King Main Brewhouse Brewery YardGrade II
- 144 m40, Whiting StreetGrade II
- 144 m23, Bridewell LaneGrade II
- 145 m38, Whiting StreetGrade II
- 146 m41 and 43, Whiting StreetGrade II
- 146 m17, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 148 m36, Whiting StreetGrade II
Checked on 2 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- IP33 1RE
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Abbeygate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Approve application
- Decision date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- James Bailey Planning Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 68 days from validation, 4 days faster than West Suffolk's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14202185
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14202185
- Consultation
- 28 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 28 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 2 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 4 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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