Street Record Market Thoroughfare Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1547/ADV - Adverts - Application to Display Approved

Proposal

Application for advertisement consent - painted mural to wall along market thoroughfare Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
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Validated
9 Oct 2025
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Consultation
5 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
23 Dec 2025

Approved on 23 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: 15, Cornhill
List entry 1076955 · 25 m away · 51 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 49 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 ↗
Bury St Edmunds Town Centre 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Adverts - Application to Display
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 15 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 60 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 90% of signs and adverts here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Dec 2025
Comments by
22 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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