Shop 2, The Shutters St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning application - change of use from funeral directors (Class E use) to bar and shop (sui generis use) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by West Suffolk Development Control Committee on 4 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the small, seated beer café could protect neighbours through hours, capacity, music and sound-control conditions.
- Residents and ward members raised concerns about noise, activity, opening hours, parking, drainage, fire escapes and street character.
- The committee voted 10 to 1, with 1 abstention, to grant permission with amended conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of West Suffolk's committee minutes of 4 Mar 2026.
Documents 43
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 35
Other documents 3
Associated applications 2
- Planning application - change of use from funeral directors (Class E use) to bar and shop (sui generis use)
Conditions 7 discharged
Site constraints 4
Show the other 10 with distances
- 36 m53, St John's StreetGrade II
- 50 m54, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 58 mGarden Wall to Number 54Grade II
- 62 m36, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 83 mChurch of St JohnGrade II*
- 87 m33, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 107 mSt Johns HallGrade II
- 119 mThe Bushel Public HouseGrade II
- 120 m28-31, Cannon StreetGrade II
- 136 m37, 38 and 39, Cannon StreetGrade II
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- IP33 1SN
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Abbeygate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve application
- Decision date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Whitworth
How this decision compares
Decided in 196 days from validation, 124 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14232648
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14232648
- Consultation
- 22 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 9 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 24 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 4 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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