West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0647/RM - Reserved Matters Approval Pending Consideration

Proposal

Reserved Matters Application - Submission of details under - the means of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for new hospital (Class C2), including car parking, associated infrastructure, structural landscape buffer, temporary construction compound and demolition of existing hospital buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Target date was 23 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Nov 2026; it is now day 196.

The consultation period closed on 2 Jun 2026.

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

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.

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Important details

Application type
Reserved Matters Approval
Postcode
IP33 2QZ
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Southgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Newsteer
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 196, past the statutory target. 61% of commercial and major works in West Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Nov 2026.

Day 196140 days past the 56-day target
35%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

116 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14838895
Planning Portal ref
PP-14838895
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
2 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.