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

DC/25/2036/LB - LB Consent to alter/extend Approved

Proposal

Application for listed building consent - resurfacing works to pathway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Validated
8 Jan 2026
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Consultation
9 Jan 2026
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Committee
1 Apr 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 recommended listed building consent because the works would not harm the listed building’s significance or setting.
  • The Town Council supported the applications, consultees had no objections subject to archaeology conditions, and no residents wrote in.
  • Members unanimously granted planning permission and listed building consent, both subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site context, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion, votes and decisions. Includes the meeting recording

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

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 11 September 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

Application type
LB Consent to alter/extend
Postcode
IP33 1RT
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Purcell Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 25 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 59 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
93decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14579636
Consultation
9 Jan 2026
Comments by
3 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Committee
1 Apr 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