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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

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Received
23 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 146. The consultation period closed on 2 Jun 2026.

Documents 17

Statements & assessments 7

PDF WSC LAND CONTAMINATION AND AIR QUALITY OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PART 1 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PART 2 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PART 3 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PART 4 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS -COMMENT Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND - COMMENT Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 106 HOME FARM LANE COMMENTS Neighbour Response · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 24 WOODSIDE CLOSE - COMMENTS Neighbour Response · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SCC WASTE AND MINERALS AUTHORITY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BURY ST EDMUNDS TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 9 SHARP ROAD - COMMENTS Neighbour Response · 6 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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

Council
West Suffolk
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

Decision outlook

Day 146, past the statutory target. 73% of reserved matters 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 14 Sept 2026.

Day 14690 days past the 56-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in West Suffolk to go on. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

116 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
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

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
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DC/23/2085/FUL
2023 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Planning application - provisions of plant deck, steps and screen fences to house mechani…
DC/23/2085/FUL
2022 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) and TPO 028 (1960) tree preservation order - selective pruning of trees to…
DC/22/1869/TPO
2022 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) and TPO 028 (1960) tree preservation order - selective pruning of trees to…
DC/22/1869/TPO
2021 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan within A1 on order) pru…
DC/21/0753/TPO
2021 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan within A1 on order) pru…
DC/21/0753/TPO
2021 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - one Cherry (T001 on plan within A1 ) - fell
DC/21/0467/TPO
2021 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - one Cherry (T001 on plan within A1 ) - fell
DC/21/0467/TPO
2021 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 028 (1960) tree preservation order and TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - a. tr…
DC/21/0048/TPO
2021 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 028 (1960) tree preservation order and TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - a. tr…
DC/21/0048/TPO
2020 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) Tree Preservation Order - (i) 1no. Larch (2T136 on plan A1 on order) fell…
DC/20/0705/TPO
2020 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) Tree Preservation Order - (i) 1no. Larch (2T136 on plan A1 on order) fell…
DC/20/0705/TPO
2019 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) Tree Preservation Order - 1no. Beech - Raise canopy to 6 metres
DC/19/2311/TPO
2019 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) Tree Preservation Order - 1no. Beech - Raise canopy to 6 metres
DC/19/2311/TPO
2019 Withdrawn
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) Tree Preservation Order - 1no. Beech (T1 on plan, A1 on order), 1no. Sycam…
DC/19/2182/TPO
2019 Withdrawn
West Suffolk Hospital, Communications Mast Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) Tree Preservation Order - 1no. Beech (T1 on plan, A1 on order), 1no. Sycam…
DC/19/2182/TPO
2018 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) - Tree Preservation Order - Trees within A1 on order - (i) T1 - 3 no. Robi…
DC/18/2259/TPO
2018 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO 257 (1998) - Tree Preservation Order - Trees within A1 on order - (i) T1 - 3 no. Robi…
DC/18/2259/TPO
2016 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
Planning Application - (i) Installation of additional transformers and generators within…
DC/16/2216/FUL
2016 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
TPO257(1998) and TPO028(1960) - Tree Preservation Order - Works to trees within Area A1 o…
DC/16/2279/TPO
2016 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Planning Application - Two storey courtyard infill building for bedstore and bed repair w…
DC/16/2237/FUL
2017 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
Application to discharge conditions 5 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of application…
DCON(B)/16/2216
2017 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
Application to discharge conditions 5 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of application…
DCON(B)/16/2216
2017 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
Application to Discharge Condition 8 (Planting Scheme Eastern Boundary) of DC/16/2216/FUL
DCON(A)/16/2216
2017 Approved
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QZ
Application to Discharge Condition 8 (Planting Scheme Eastern Boundary) of DC/16/2216/FUL
DCON(A)/16/2216
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings