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

1. 10 Aug 2026

   Received by Babergh

2. 11 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 October 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Babergh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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

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

  93% 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

  93% 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/26/02718 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 0m away

  93% 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 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

• DC/26/03764 Awaiting decision

  1 Clarke Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1BE

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Erection of rear extension in brick and slate to match the existing dwelling

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03732 Awaiting decision

  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
• DC/26/03804 Awaiting decision

  Site 1 Main Road Woolverstone

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Lawful Development sought to confirm lawful commencement of DC/25/04715 via the construction of foundations to Site 1 Plot 1 (Phase 1).

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03640 Awaiting decision

  Orchard House 4A Mill Tye Great Cornard Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0JA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Use of the land to site a mobile home for incidental use to the main dwellinghouse.

  21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/03598 Awaiting decision

  Luton House George Street Hintlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3NH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Works to existing rear roof and other alterations

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development