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The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL

Awaiting decision Babergh DC/26/02718 Lawful Development Certificate Existing

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Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that planning permission B/06/00924 dated 10/11/2006 has been lawfully commenced in accordance with Condition 1 of the respective permissions.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/02718

Application record

Reference
DC/26/02718
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Chadacre
Parish
Shimpling
Postcode
IP30 0JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • DC/26/03439 Awaiting decision

    The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; The Planning (Listed Buildings)(Certificates of Lawfulness of Proposed Works) Regulations 2014 - Confirmation that Listed Building Consent B/06/00925 dated 10.11.2006 has been lawfully commenced in accordance with Condition 1 of the respective permission.

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Received by Babergh

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 August 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL

    DC/26/02718 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 0m away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that planning permission B/06/00924 dated 10/11/2006 has been lawfully commenced in accordance with Condition 1 of the respective permissions.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development
  • The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL

    DC/26/03439 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 0m away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; The Planning (Listed Buildings)(Certificates of Lawfulness of Proposed Works) Regulations 2014 - Confirmation that Listed Building Consent B/06/00925 dated 10.11.2006 has been lawfully commenced in accordance with Condition 1 of the respective permission.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs
  • The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL

    DC/26/03439 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 0m away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; The Planning (Listed Buildings)(Certificates of Lawfulness of Proposed Works) Regulations 2014 - Confirmation that Listed Building Consent B/06/00925 dated 10.11.2006 has been lawfully commenced in accordance with Condition 1 of the respective permission.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs
  • The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling IP30 0JL

    DC/26/00922 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 9m away

    Application for Listed Building Consent. Strip the existing cementitious render and re-render in lime render. Decorate in a mineral paint, colour to match existing.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
  • The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling IP30 0JL

    DC/26/00922 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 9m away

    Application for Listed Building Consent. Strip the existing cementitious render and re-render in lime render. Decorate in a mineral paint, colour to match existing.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
  • Laburinthos Cottage Bury Road Cockfield Bury St Edmunds IP30 0JJ

    BIE/17/00341 Submitted 27 Feb 2017 227m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~24 Apr

    Duty walk in appointment - 27/02/17 - 12.00 - Erection of new dwelling

    Awaiting decision New dwelling
    Domestic

In Babergh

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    Kendall Rise Hadleigh Road Elmsett Ipswich Suffolk IP7 6ND

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    4 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/03816 Awaiting decision

    Land South Of Woodfield Lane Woodfield Lane Stutton IP9 2ST

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Two existing timber-framed buildings situated towards the northern boundary of the site adjacent to Woodfield Lane, as identified on the submitted site location plan.

    3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    1 Clarke Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1BE

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    1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    5 The Limes Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9SX

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Multi-functional use of a single room within the dwelling as a family hobby room, home gym, and private reflexology business including internal alterations.

    1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Abbey House Rectory Road Newton Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0QZ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - The proposal is for a new outbuilding (Store) that is for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. the proposal does not create any new site access or areas of hard standing or enclosure. Please see drawing 1552-01-02B

    2 Jul 2026 Lawful development