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Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DCON(B)/23/0600

Relates to DC/23/0600/FUL

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application to discharge part of condition 26 (CEMP) of application DC/23/0600/FUL

As published by the council, reference DCON(B)/23/0600

Application record

Reference
DCON(B)/23/0600
Status
Pending Decision
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Eastgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DCON(C)/23/0600 Awaiting decision

    Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Application to discharge condition 15 (Archaeological Con 1) of application DC/23/0600/FUL

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026
  • NMA(A)/23/0600 Awaiting decision

    Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Non material amendment to DC/23/0600/FUL to correct document references on condition 2 and alter wording of conditions 12 and 15

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026
  • DC/23/0600/FUL Granted

    Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Planning application a. Partial demolition of existing school buildings b. Conversion of three buildings to 14 residential dwellings c. Construction of nine dwellings within three terrace blocks d. associated parking and landscaping

    Decided 17 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 6 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Consideration.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Suffolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DC/23/0600/FUL Granted

    Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Planning application a. Partial demolition of existing school buildings b. Conversion of three buildings to 14 residential dwellings c. Construction of nine dwellings within three terrace blocks d. associated parking and landscaping

    Decided 17 Jul 2026 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 24 Jul 2026
  • CONDITION 26 - RELEVANT INFORMATION Supporting Documents · 24 Jul 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Suffolk's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.