9 Short Brackland Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to two dwellings (class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Nov 2025 · Committee · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by West Suffolk Development Control Committee on 5 Nov 2025.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting prior approval because the conversion met Class MA requirements, with conditions including noise protection.
- The town council supported approval, while no neighbour representations were received.
- Members unanimously approved the application subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of West Suffolk's committee minutes of 5 Nov 2025.
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Site constraints 3
Show the other 47 with distances
- 47 m15, Well StreetGrade II
- 51 m14, Well StreetGrade II
- 54 m86, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 57 m7, 8 and 9, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 58 m68 and 69, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 58 mNumber 20 and Attached Railings and GateGrade II
- 60 m6, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 60 m21 and 22, Well StreetGrade II
- 61 m90, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 61 m23, Well StreetGrade II
- 62 m5, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 62 m4, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 62 m12 and 13, Well StreetGrade II
- 63 m13, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 64 m10, 11 and 12, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 66 m16 and 18, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 67 m24-27, Well StreetGrade II
- 68 m67, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 69 m10 and 11, Well StreetGrade II
- 78 m28, 29 and 30, Well StreetGrade II
- 80 m63 and 65, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 83 m91 and 92, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 88 m31-34, Well StreetGrade II
- 90 m5, Brentgovel StreetGrade II
- 106 mThe Grapes Public HouseGrade II
- 110 mSt Johns Vicarage (Number 36)Grade II
- 116 mBury St Edmunds Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- 116 m32 and 33, Brentgovel StreetGrade II
- 122 m38 and 39, Well StreetGrade II
- 124 m34, Brentgovel StreetGrade II
- 125 mNumber 42 (West Half)Grade II
- 128 m28 and 28a, CornhillGrade II
- 129 mNumber 42 (East Half)Grade II
- 130 mFennell Memorial HomesGrade II
- 131 m27, CornhillGrade II
- 131 m40, Well StreetGrade II
- 133 m13, Garland StreetGrade II
- 135 m12, Garland StreetGrade II
- 137 m41, Well StreetGrade II
- 139 mNumbers 104-108 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 141 mThe Bushel Public HouseGrade II
- 141 m42 and 43, Well StreetGrade II
- 142 mSt Johns HallGrade II
- 142 m1, RISBYGATE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 143 mMoyses HallGrade I
- 145 m2, Risbygate StreetGrade II
- 147 m44 and 45, Well 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 February 2023, 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
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Postcode
- IP33 1EL
- Received
- 2 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Eastgate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Target decision
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Prior approval required & granted
- Decision date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- West Suffolk Council
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 14 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 50 for prior approvals. Approved, as 91% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14134861
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14134861
- Consultation
- 4 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2025
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 5 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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