Units 3B Rougham Business Centre Woodlands Road Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9ND Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1247/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Planning application change of use from Class E(g)/B2/B8 use to a vocational training and alternative education facility, including ancillary offices, workshops and mentoring spaces for Innov8 workshops Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Oct 2026, from West Suffolk's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP30 9ND
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Rougham
Parish
Rushbrooke With Rougham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1938 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
40decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14939441
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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