Planning application
The Winery Mount Farm Vineyard Blooms Hall Lane Shimpling Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from agriculture to flexible use for cafe/restaurant for part of existing barn. (7 day response)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01161
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01161
- Type
- Change of Use Permitted Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission not required
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chadacre
- Parish
- Shimpling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 9BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/00669 Refused
The Winery Mount Farm Vineyard Blooms Hall Lane Shimpling Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BY
Class R - Change of use from agriculture to flexible use for cafe/restaurant. (7 day response)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permission not required
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 1 April 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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The Winery Mount Farm Vineyard Blooms Hall Lane Shimpling Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BY
Change of use from agriculture to flexible use for cafe/restaurant for part of existing barn. (7 day response)
Granted Prior approval 1 doc -
The Winery Mount Farm Vineyard Blooms Hall Lane Shimpling Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BY
Class R - Change of use from agriculture to flexible use for cafe/restaurant. (7 day response)
Refused Prior approval 6 docs -
The Winery Mount Farm Vineyard Blooms Hall Lane Shimpling Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9BY
Class R - Change of use from agriculture to flexible use for cafe/restaurant. (7 day response)
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