Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/01037 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Redevelopment of Thurston Community College to include demolition of the existing school buildings and construction of a new school building, including sports hall, provision of new playing fields and multi-use games areas, and associated car and cycle parking, access and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Mar 2026

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Validated

19 Mar 2026

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Consultation

17 Jun 2026

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Committee

17 Jun 2026

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Approved

30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated After Committee · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

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Documents 118

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF DRAWING SCHEDULE Decision · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF REPORT SCHEDULE Decision · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL PLANNING - GRANT Decision · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 60

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 4

PDF AGENT EMAIL - RE APPLICATION FORM Correspondence · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 25

Associated applications 4

FullApproved30 Jun 2026DC/26/01037This application
Full Planning Application - Redevelopment of Thurston Community College to include demolition of the existing school buildings…
Conditions 23 discharged · 10 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions - Conditions 10 (Brick Column Detail)1 Oct 2026DC/26/04277
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions - Condition 23 (Written Report on Results of Archaeological Evaluation)28 Aug 2026DC/26/03713
- ConditionsDischarge if Conditions - BNG Condition14 Aug 2026DC/26/03525

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Inside the Thurston built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council: Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: IP31 3PB
Received: 10 Mar 2026
Validated: 19 Mar 2026
Ward: Thurston
Parish: Thurston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Jun 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 30 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated After Committee
Agent: WSP

How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 39 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 64 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

This one103d

Council64d

UK57d

43%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

5%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 23 Mar 2026
Consultation: 17 Jun 2026
Comments by: 1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 11 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2024 Approved

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2023

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2023

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2019 Refused

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2018 Approved

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2018 Refused

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Babergh Mid Suffolk

Planning Authority Score

7.7/10

Good

#33 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

89%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #124 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #68 of 296

77%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #56 of 296

34%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #83 of 296

74%

Minor dwellings approved

160 decided (1-9 homes)

73%

Major dwellings approved

11 decided (10+ homes)

93%

Change of use approved

40 decided

882

Total decisions

99 refused in the year to March 2026

Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB Data via plota.co.uk

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Documents 118

Decision & officer reports 4

Statements & assessments 60

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 4

Consultation & comments 25

Other documents 13

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

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