Planning application
Quince House West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of 325 no. pv panels on the roof of Quince House, 1 no. solar inverter and associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0355/P14JPA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0355/P14JPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Part 14 Class J of GPDO14
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Not required
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Southgate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP33 2QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Not required
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lawson Planning Partnership Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2006 · Ipswich
40 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- COVER LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
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About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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