Planning application
Long Melford Library Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Change of use from F1 to a mixed use class comprising Class E(f), Class F1 and Class F2. - We propose to use the space for Little Tree Huggers new home. Little Tree Huggers is a Hygge-Waldorf inspired education hub, hosting a small Nursery, a Waldorf inspired Kindergarten and a hub for families who home educate. We also plan to run groups, classes, workshops, social gatherings and events.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00887
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00887
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Parish
- Long Melford
- Postcode
- CO10 9JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
69 documents on file for this application
- LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
- GENERAL COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- REVISED PLANNING STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- APPLICANTS RESPONSE TO NEIGHBOUR COMMENTS ON THE CLARIFICATION OF OUR OPERATION
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- GENERAL COMMENTS
- GENERAL COMMENTS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION
- ENV. RESPONSE - NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ACOUSTIC REPORT
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- MSDC ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE
- HERITAGE RESPONSE
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ADDITIONAL HIGHWAYS INFORMATION FROM APPLICANT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- THE OLD COTTAGE LITTLE ST MARYS LONG MELFORD SUDBURY SUFFOLK CO10 9LQ
- LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- SCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- OBJECTION COMMENTS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- LTH PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN
- FLOOD RISK MAP SHOWING SWF
- FLOOD RISK INFORMATION FOR SITE
- LOCATIONPLAN
- SITE PLAN 1 - 200
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