Planning application
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Planning application - a. replacement cat pens and installation of isolation pen b. change of use of bungalow to reception/offices c. cladding to all elevations d. insertion of door on rear elevation of existing bungalow e. installation of covered walkway f. alterations to existing access and parking
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1972/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1972/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve application
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Horringer
- Parish
- Great And Little Whelnetham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP30 0UH
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DCON(B)/25/1972 Granted
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Application to discharge conditions 10 (construction method statement);11 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees));13 (Implementation of BNG);14 (landscape and ecological management plan) of DC/25/1972/FUL
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DCON(A)/25/1972 Granted
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Application to discharge condition 5 (surface water discharge) of DC/25/1972/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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16 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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DCON(BGP)/25/1972 Granted
Bury Stray Cats Home Friars Orchard Bury Road Little Whelnetham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0UH
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1972/FUL
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DCON(B)/25/1972 Granted
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Application to discharge conditions 10 (construction method statement);11 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees));13 (Implementation of BNG);14 (landscape and ecological management plan) of DC/25/1972/FUL
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DCON(A)/25/1972 Granted
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Application to discharge condition 5 (surface water discharge) of DC/25/1972/FUL
- Buildingcontrol: BC/20/1063/NDMFP (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Paul Weston Architect Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2011 · Stowmarket
4 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- DCON(B)/25/1972- PART DISCHARGED
- DCON(BGP)/25/1972 DISCHARGE CONDITION - DISCHARGED
- DCON(A)/25/1972 DISCHARGE CONDITION - DISCHARGED
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION - GRANT FULL
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE 2
- EXISTING ACCESS
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PARISH COMMENTS
- PLACE SERVICES TREES
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- WASTE COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTS
- BNG REPORT
- BNG METRIC
- LOCATION PLAN WITH VISIBILITY SPLAY
- LOCATION PLAN
- SUPERSEDED PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 24 March 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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