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Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB

Granted Mid Suffolk DC/26/01037 Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Redevelopment of Thurston Community College to include demolition of the existing school buildings and construction of a new school building, including sports hall, provision of new playing fields and multi-use games areas, and associated car and cycle parking, access and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/01037

Application record

Reference
DC/26/01037
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Thurston
Parish
Thurston
Decision by
Delegated After Committee
Postcode
IP31 3PB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register

This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/03713 Awaiting decision

    Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01037 - Condition 23 (Written Report on Results of Archaeological Evaluation)

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/03525 Awaiting decision

    Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB

    Discharge if Conditions Application for DC/26/01037 - BNG Condition

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/01746 Granted

    Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB

    Consultation on application received by Suffolk County Council - Variation of condition 2 (Duration of Permission) of permission SCC/0106/18MSVOC. Retention of 2x double & 1x singular modular building units.

    Decided 11 May 2026 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DC/26/03713 Awaiting decision

    Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01037 - Condition 23 (Written Report on Results of Archaeological Evaluation)

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/03525 Awaiting decision

    Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB

    Discharge if Conditions Application for DC/26/01037 - BNG Condition

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

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WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham

Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

245 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Suffolk granted permission on 30 June 2026, 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.

About full applications

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