Planning application
The Old Manse High Street Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent - Removal of internal load bearing wall and fireplace between kitchen & breakfast room. installation of steels to support walls and chimney stack above. work carried out in 2016 and there have been no issues with cracking etc since then. The house looks the same externally
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05565
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05565
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bures St Mary & Nayland
- Parish
- Bures St Mary
- Postcode
- CO8 5JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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DC/25/05564 Awaiting decision
The Old Manse High Street Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JG
Householder Application - Removal of internal load bearing wall and fireplace between kitchen & breakfast room. installation of steels to support walls and chimney stack above. work carried out in 2016
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Babergh
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6 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Grow Design Studio Agent, a design practice registered in Witham
Active · incorporated 2014 · Witham
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN AND ALL PLANS
- PHOTO SHEET
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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