Planning application
7 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to one dwelling (class C3)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0686/P3CMA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0686/P3CMA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval required & granted
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Eastgate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Postcode
- IP33 1EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval required & granted
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 16 September 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.
About this record
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