20 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1336/HH - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Householder planning application - a. two conservation rooflights to rear elevation b. loft conversion to create habitable space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
9 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
12 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
5 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegation Panel · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 22

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION - REFUSE HOUSEHOLDER Decision Notice · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT ADENDUM Supporting Documents · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT ADDENDUM Supporting Documents · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF (SUPERSEDED) HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 12

PDF CONSERVATION - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TOWN COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF WARD COUNCILLOR - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 8 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF TOWN COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TOWN COUNCIL, REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION Consultee Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF WARD COUNCILLOR - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF TOWN COUNCIL - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF APPEAL EXHIBIT PRECEDENT SCHEDULE Supporting Documents · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICIAL LIST ENTRY Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: 20 and 21, Guildhall Street
List entry 1363702 · 1 m away · 91 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 85 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.
Council document ↗
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £225,000 in July 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

12 July 2023£225,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area69 m² (743 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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
Householder Application
Postcode
IP33 1QD
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
9 Sept 2025
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Refuse application
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegation Panel
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 149 days from validation, 93 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 56 for householder applications. Refused, as 3% of householder applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
436decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14275839
Planning Portal ref
PP-14275839
Consultation
12 Dec 2025
Comments by
9 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2025
Committee
27 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Application for listed building consent - a. two conservation rooflights to rear elevatio…
DC/25/1459/LB
2025 Refused
Application for listed building consent - a. two conservation rooflights to rear elevatio…
DC/25/1459/LB
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
76 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Application for listed building consent - replacement of two basement windows and metal r…
DC/25/1906/LB
2025 Approved
76 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Application for listed building consent - replacement of two basement windows and metal r…
DC/25/1906/LB
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
20 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP
Planning application - replacement of five ventilation louvres
DC/25/1464/FUL
2025 Approved
6 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RL
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replace…
DC/25/0959/CLP
2025 Approved
6 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RL
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replace…
DC/25/0959/CLP
2025 Approved
18-19 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Planning application - change of use from office (Class E) to dwelling (Class C3) (Amende…
DC/25/0340/FUL
2025 Approved
18-19 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Planning application - change of use from office (Class E) to dwelling (Class C3) (Amende…
DC/25/0340/FUL
2025 Approved
77 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bay tree (T1 on plan) reduce height by up…
DC/25/0714/TCA
2025 Approved
77 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bay tree (T1 on plan) reduce height by up…
DC/25/0714/TCA
2025 Approved
68 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RL
Householder planning application - a. flue to rear roof elevation b. insertion of door to…
DC/25/0332/HH
2025 Approved
68 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RL
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2025 Approved
22 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (T1 on plan) crown reduction by…
DC/25/0323/TCA
2025 Approved
22 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (T1 on plan) crown reduction by…
DC/25/0323/TCA
2024 Approved
18 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Goat Willow (as indicated on plan) overal…
DC/24/1036/TCA
2024 Approved
18 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Goat Willow (as indicated on plan) overal…
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2024 Approved
Angel House 19 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR
Trees in a conservation area notification- a. two Magnolia (T1 and T2 on plan) overall cr…
DC/24/0632/TCA
2024 Approved
Angel House 19 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR
Trees in a conservation area notification- a. two Magnolia (T1 and T2 on plan) overall cr…
DC/24/0632/TCA
2024 Approved
27-29 St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Planning application - a. two dwellings b. access and parking
DC/24/0194/FUL
2024 Approved
27-29 St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Planning application - a. two dwellings b. access and parking
DC/24/0194/FUL
2016 Approved
68 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NR
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of 3no windows on the rear elevation
DC/16/2384/LB
2016 Approved
63 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) removal of modern plasterboard partition on…
DC/16/1872/LB
2016 Approved
Angel House 19 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1NR
Application for Listed Building Consent - replacement of single window in the attic
DC/16/0894/LB
2016 Approved
Collingwood House Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Planning Application - Change of use of Part Ground Floor from Class D1 (Non-residential…
DC/16/0860/FUL
2016 Approved
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.