Planning application
DC/23/0557/VAR
West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TA
Proposal
Planning Application - variation of condition 58 (approved plans) of DC/19/2335/HYB (1) Planning Application - Alter and extend existing warehouse/depot to create a new public/private sector hub with new sports and leisure facilities including new energy centre, surface car parks, a multi-storey car park, sports pavilion, associated landscaping and highways improvement works (following demolition of existing leisure centre, retail clearance building and ancillary buildings associated with former operational depot) 2) Outline Planning Application - Early years nursery). The Variation application to include the following main changes a) introduction of a phased development b) relocation of energy centre into the main building c) relocation of multi storey car park from Olding Road to the site of the existing Leisure Centre d) relocated battery compound e) additional solar panels across the site f) additional early years provision within the main building
As published by the council, reference DC/23/0557/VAR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Apr 2023
Received by West Suffolk
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Withdrawn / abandoned
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
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About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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