20 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1464/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2025
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Consultation
23 Sept 2025
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Approved
11 Nov 2025

Approved on 11 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF CONSERVATION COMMENTS Consultation Response · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF TOWN COUNCIL COMMENT Consultee Comment · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 19, Whiting Street
List entry 1096757 · 15 m away · 121 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 115 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
Scheduled monument 236 m away: Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls; Registered park or garden 233 m away: Abbey Gardens and Precincts; Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area.
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.

Building

Floor area425 m² (4,575 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 95)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, 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 1NP
Received
17 Sept 2025
Validated
17 Sept 2025
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2025
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
11 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
4 CAD Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 17 days faster than West Suffolk's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
255decided in the last year

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.

26 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14336041
Planning Portal ref
PP-14336041
Consultation
23 Sept 2025
Comments by
24 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
2 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Planning Application - (i) alterations to windows to north and east elevations (ii) addit…
DC/20/0459/FUL
2020 Approved
Planning Application - (i) alterations to windows to north and east elevations (ii) addit…
DC/20/0459/FUL
2017 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1no. Prunus - Crown Back by 2-2.5 metres and…
DC/17/0273/TCA
2017 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1no. Prunus - Crown Back by 2-2.5 metres and…
DC/17/0273/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
60 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP
TPO 012(2021) tree preservation order - one acacia (marked T1 on map and order) fell
DC/25/1707/TPO
2025 Approved
47 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QF
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Acer (T1) one Mulberry (T3) and one Tu…
DC/25/1686/TCA
2025 Approved
47 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QF
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Acer (T1) one Mulberry (T3) and one Tu…
DC/25/1686/TCA
2025 Approved
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Trees in a conservation area notification - two lime (marked 1 on plan) reduce height to…
DC/25/1337/TCA
2025 Approved
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Trees in a conservation area notification - two lime (marked 1 on plan) reduce height to…
DC/25/1337/TCA
2025 Approved
44 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Trees in a conservation area notification - one mulberry (T1 on plan) remove lowest branc…
DC/25/1277/TCA
2025 Approved
44 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Trees in a conservation area notification - one mulberry (T1 on plan) remove lowest branc…
DC/25/1277/TCA
2025 Approved
49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Application for listed building consent - replacement ceiling to second floor bedroom
DC/25/1032/LB
2025 Approved
49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Application for listed building consent - replacement ceiling to second floor bedroom
DC/25/1032/LB
2025 Approved
37 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Application for listed building consent - a. internal re-working and alterations to dwell…
DC/25/1048/LB
2025 Approved
37 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Application for listed building consent - a. internal re-working and alterations to dwell…
DC/25/1048/LB
2024 Approved
49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Householder planning application - a. side infill extension. b refurbishment and enlargem…
DC/24/1554/HH
2024 Approved
49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Application for listed building consent - a. side infill extension b refurbishment and en…
DC/24/1555/LB
2024 Approved
49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Householder planning application - a. side infill extension. b refurbishment and enlargem…
DC/24/1554/HH
2024 Approved
49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Application for listed building consent - a. side infill extension b refurbishment and en…
DC/24/1555/LB
2024 Approved
44 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QF
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia and one Hawthorn (T1 and T2 on p…
DC/24/1714/TCA
2024 Approved
44 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QF
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia and one Hawthorn (T1 and T2 on p…
DC/24/1714/TCA
2024 Approved
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Application for listed building consent - installation of solar panels
DC/24/0948/LB
2024 Approved
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Application for listed building consent - installation of solar panels
DC/24/0948/LB
2024 Withdrawn
Batt House 56 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Application for listed building consent - replacement of 13 windows
DC/24/0347/LB
2017 Approved
Rose And Crown 48 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NP
Application for Listed Buildings Consent - (i) 1no. Illuminated Hanging Sign on Refurbish…
DC/17/0764/LB
2017 Approved
Rose And Crown 48 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NP
Application for Advertisement Consent - (i) 1no. Externally Illuminated Hanging Sign, (ii…
DC/17/0763/ADV
2016 Approved
30 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NP
Listed Building Consent - (i) single storey rear extension, (ii) first floor roof terrace…
DC/16/2470/LB
2016 Approved
30 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NP
Householder Planning Application - (i) single storey rear extension, (ii) replacement gar…
DC/16/2469/HH
2016 Approved
United Reformed Church Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NR
TPO 453 (2007) - Tree Preservation Order - (i) 1no. Yew (T1 on plan and T1 on order) - Li…
DC/16/2700/TPO
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.