Former St James Ceva Middle School, School Field The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YD Data via plota.co.uk

DCON(A)/23/0600 - Discharge of Condition(s) Pending Consideration
Admin / procedural

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Sept 2026. The consultation period closed on 11 Aug 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF RISK ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Scheduled monument 74 m away: Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Local nature reserve 464 m away: Moreton Hall Community Woods; Registered park or garden 215 m away: Abbey Gardens and Precincts; SSSI 489 m away: The Glen Chalk Caves, Bury St Edmunds SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Discharge of Condition(s)
Postcode
IP33 1YD
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Eastgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15095373
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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