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DC/25/1722/CLP

Linden House 147 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DJ

Withdrawn West Suffolk Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Dev

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use of office building (use class commercial, business and service) to educational purposes (class F1 learning and non-residential institutions)

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1722/CLP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Withdrawn / abandoned

  4. 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.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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In West Suffolk

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