Planning application
Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB
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.
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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)
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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
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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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)
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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
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
245 documents on file for this application
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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.
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