Bus Station, Public Toilets King Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1794/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Planning application - a. change of use from former bus station ticket office to a commercial, business and service space (Class E) and public toilets, b. replacement doors with windows on north elevation, c. blocking up of doors on east elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Nov 2025
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Consultation
18 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 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 the scheme would reuse a vacant town-centre building, retain public toilets and avoid unacceptable impacts.
  • Mildenhall Town Council supported the application, and no neighbour or public representations were received.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of West Suffolk's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DECISION NOTICE - DCON(A)/25/1794 Decision Notice · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION - GRANT FULL Decision Notice · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER COMMITTEE REPORT Officer Report · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST Supporting Documents · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF WATER OFFICER - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF WATER OFFICER - SPRINKLER LETTER Consultation Response · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRIVATE SECTOR & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TOWN COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF CONFIRMATION OF BABY CHANGING FACILITY Application Correspondence · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Public footpath 22 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 11 m away: Mildenhall
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 164 m away: Market cross; Radon affected area, class 2; 9 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1704 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm; Inside the Mildenhall (West Suffolk) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP28 7EZ
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Mildenhall Kingsway And Market
Parish
Mildenhall
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
West Suffolk Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 13 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
255decided 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.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14436303
Planning Portal ref
PP-14436303
Consultation
18 Nov 2025
Comments by
2 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
9 Dec 2025
Committee
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings