St Marys House 52 - 54 Earsham Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1AQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4320/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Provision of Enclosure to Steel Fire Escape Staircase and alterations to insert 1 no. internal door and replace 1 no external door with a new window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Approved
9 Jan 2026

Approved on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 48, Earsham Street
List entry 1234580 · 10 m away · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 36 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Bungay conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 47 m away: Bungay Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National park 229 m away: The Broads; Heritage at risk 47 m away: Bungay Castle; Inside the Bungay built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

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
Full Application
Postcode
NR35 1AQ
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Ward
Bungay And Wainford
Parish
Bungay
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
John Putman

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026