Planning application
Unit 15 Mercers Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Planning application - change of use from storage and distribution (class B8) to general industrial (class B2)
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1867/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1867/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve application
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Eastgate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP32 7HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- BLOCK PLAN WITH PARKING
- SUFFOLK FIRE AND RESCUE - COMMENTS
- HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS
- TOWN COUNCIL - COMMENTS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 3 February 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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