St Marys Church Crown Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/2035/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved
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Proposal

Planning application - resurfacing works to the pathway along St Marys Church Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Dec 2025
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Validated
8 Jan 2026
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Consultation
9 Jan 2026
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Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by West Suffolk Development Control Committee on 1 Apr 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works would improve connectivity without harming the church, conservation area or Abbey Gardens.
  • The town council supported the application, while no local ward member comments or public representations were received.
  • The committee item concerned the pathway resurfacing application and listed building consent.
Read how the committee decided The proposed resurfacing, site context, planning history, consultation responses and officers’ recommendation. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of West Suffolk's committee minutes of 1 Apr 2026.

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DECISION - GRANT FULL Decision Notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER COMMITTEE REPORT Officer Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DC/25/0643/TCA NO OBJECTION TCA DECISION Application Correspondence · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF TREE SURVEY & CONSTRAINTS PLAN Supporting Documents · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT & TREE PROTECTION PLAN Supporting Documents · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TOWN COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER - COMMENTS Consultation Response · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

149 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1 and 2, Honey Hill, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 141 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 149 with distances
Historic England ↗
Bury St Edmunds Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 24 m away: Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden about 12 m away: Abbey Gardens and Precincts
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP33 1RT
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Purcell Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 12 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14579636
Planning Portal ref
PP-14579636
Consultation
9 Jan 2026
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Committee
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application for listed building consent - resurfacing works to pathway
DC/25/2036/LB
2025 Approved
Application for listed building consent - resurfacing works to pathway
DC/25/2036/LB
2022 Approved
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Silver Birch (as indicated on plan) fell…
DC/22/1242/TCA
2022 Approved
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Silver Birch (as indicated on plan) fell…
DC/22/1242/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
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2024 Approved
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
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DC/24/1729/HH
2024 Approved
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DC/24/1730/LB
2024 Approved
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
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2024 Approved
Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HF
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2024 Approved
Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HF
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Planning application - a. conversion and renovation to create six dwellings b. alteration…
DC/24/0093/FUL
2022 Approved
Plot 1 Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
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DC/22/1485/LB
2022 Approved
Plot 1 Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
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Householder planning application - detached two bay cart lodge
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2022 Approved
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Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Silver birch crown lift to four metres…
DC/22/0571/TCA
2022 Approved
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2020 Approved
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DC/20/0749/LB
2020 Approved
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
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DC/20/0748/HH
2020 Approved
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
Application For Listed Building Consent - (i) Insertion of new dormer window to Western r…
DC/20/0749/LB
2020 Approved
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
Householder Planning Application - (i) dormer window to Western roof slope on second floo…
DC/20/0748/HH
2017 Approved
10 Crown Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QU
Householder Planning Application - Garden shed (following demolition of existing shed)
DC/17/0799/HH
2017 Approved
10 Crown Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QU
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1 no. Silver Birch - fell
DC/17/0795/TCA
2017 Approved
10 Crown Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QU
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1 no. Silver Birch - fell
DC/17/0795/TCA
2016 Refused
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DC/16/0226/LB
2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings