West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/2028/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application - a. change of use and part demolition of existing warehouse/depot (class B8) to leisure/recreation use (class E(d)) b. replacement roof and cladding c. associated infrastructure, parking and landscaping works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

23 Dec 2025

✓

Consultation

23 Dec 2025

✓

Approved

15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 39

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DCON(A)/25/2028 Decision Notice · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION - GRANT FULL Decision Notice · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 20

Site constraints 1

Also on the record

Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council: West Suffolk
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: IP33 3TA
Received: 23 Dec 2025
Validated: 23 Dec 2025
Ward: Minden
Parish: Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Apr 2026
Decision: Approve application
Decision date: 15 Apr 2026
Decision level: Committee
Agent: Lisa Skinner Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 113 days from validation, 51 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

This one113d

Council62d

UK56d

34%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

130decided in the last year

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.

57 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14553131
Consultation: 23 Dec 2025
Comments by: 30 Jan 2026
Site or press notice: 23 Dec 2025
Committee: 1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment: No

West Suffolk

Planning Authority Score

4.3/10

Below average

#186 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

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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

West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 39

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 20

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 9

Other documents 4

Site constraints 1

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