Denham Priory Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1342/LB - LB Consent to alter/extend Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for listed building consent - a. replacement of existing thatch roof with tile b. replacement door to North elevation c internal alterations including addition of log burner with internal flue lining to existing chimney and formation of new en-suite bedroom to ground floor Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
7 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from West Suffolk's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Denham Priory
List entry 1031413 · 5 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 2. 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.
Also on the record
Public footpath 30 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 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
LB Consent to alter/extend
Postcode
IP29 5EW
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Barrow
Parish
Barrow Cum Denham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Greg Saberton Design

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
405decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
13 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 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