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Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

Granted West Suffolk DC/22/1267/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Planning application - a. six buildings to provide 171 dwellings associated amenity space with informal play elements, cycle and refuse stores, car park b. one commercial unit (class E (a)) commercial refuse stores, with ancillary management facilities and plant rooms c. public space with hard and soft landscaping including new pedestrian and cycle routes and associated works d. access from Tayfen road

As published by the council, reference DC/22/1267/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/22/1267/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve application
Received
14 Jul 2022
Validated
14 Jul 2022
Decided
25 Apr 2023
Ward
Tollgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Decision by
Delegation Panel

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/16/1953/FUL Granted

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Planning Application - District Gas Governor kiosk and fenced compound (following demolition of existing PRS Building)

    Decided 22 Nov 2016 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2022

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 25 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve application

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

5 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DCON(W)/22/1267 Decided

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB

    Application to partially discharge part 4 of condition 8 (remediation strategy) of application DC/22/1267/FUL in relation to blocks A, B, and F

    Submitted 21 Apr 2026
  • NMA(B)/22/1267 Withdrawn

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB

    Non material amendment to DC/22/1267/FUL to alter the wording of condition 2

    Decided 11 Nov 2024 Amendments
  • DCON(J)/22/1267 Granted

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB

    Application to discharge condition 21 (flood evacuation details) of DC/22/1267/FUL

    Decided 1 Jun 2023 Conditions
  • DCON(I)/22/1267 Granted

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB

    Application to discharge condition 10 (foul drainage) of DC/22/1267/FUL

    Decided 1 Jun 2023 Conditions
  • DCON(F)/22/1267 Granted

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB

    Application to discharge condition 17 (Landscape management plan) of DC/22/1267/FUL

    Decided 23 May 2025 Conditions

Documents

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

182 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 25 April 2023, 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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