20 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1715/HH - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Householder planning application - addition of chimney to rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Oct 2025
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Consultation
21 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Dec 2025

Approved on 23 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF AMENDED APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 9

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS Consultation Response · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 30 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BURY ST EDMUNDS TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WARD MEMBER REPRESENTATION Application Correspondence · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK HIGHWAYS CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultation Response · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUFFOLK HIGHWAYS CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultation Response · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Blackbirds
List entry 1031117 · 20 m away · 111 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 105 Grade II)
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.
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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 84 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 79 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £625,000 in August 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.

14 August 2023£625,000
25 September 2008£382,500
20 May 2003£280,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2019, 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
Householder Application
Postcode
IP33 1NJ
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Dec 2025
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bright Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 97% of householder applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
436decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14445770
Planning Portal ref
PP-14445770
Consultation
21 Nov 2025
Comments by
19 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
25 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Householder planning application - addition of chimney to rear elevation
DC/25/1715/VAR
2025 Approved
Householder planning application - addition of chimney to rear elevation
DC/25/1715/VAR
2025 Withdrawn
Non material amendment to DC/24/0467/FUL - addition of stainless steel chimney flue above…
NMA(A)/24/0467
2025 Withdrawn
Non material amendment to DC/24/0467/FUL - addition of stainless steel chimney flue above…
NMA(A)/24/0467
2024 Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent - a. bricking up existing outbuilding opening to…
DC/24/1750/LB
2024 Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent - a. bricking up existing outbuilding opening to…
DC/24/1750/LB
2024 Approved
Planning application - a. change of use of land to the rear of 20 Church Walks to garden…
DC/24/0467/FUL
Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) overall crown reducti…
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2024 Approved
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Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) overall crown reducti…
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.