Planning application
Thurston Church Of England Primary Academy Pond Field Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3FT
Works: Extension Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Consultation on Application received by Suffolk County Council - Construction of new stand-alone 210-place teaching block and 30-place extension to existing pre-school with associated car parking, hard and soft landscaping works. Submission of and amendments to supporting information, including the Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Tree Protection Plan, Noise Survey, Air Source Heat Pump details, Sports Pitch Layout, Landscaping Plan, Roof Solar Panel Plan, Transport Statement and External Lighting Plan
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04965
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04965
- Type
- County Reg 3
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Thurston
- Parish
- Thurston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP31 3FT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/04966 Awaiting decision
Thurston Church Of England Primary Academy Pond Field Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3FT
Consultation on Application received by Suffolk County Council - Construction of new stand-alone 210-place teaching block and 30-place extension to existing pre-school with associated car parking, hard and soft landscaping works. Submission of and amendments to supporting information, including the Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Tree Protection Plan, Noise Survey, Air Source Heat Pump details, Sports Pitch Layout, Landscaping Plan, Roof Solar Panel Plan, Transport Statement and External Lighting Plan
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Babergh
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 2 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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