St Bartholomews Priory St Bartholomews Lane Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1XP
Refused on 31 October 2025
Delegated (officer decision)1 condition4 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Creation of a new vehicular access
- Received
- 8 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Sudbury North West
- Agent
- whymark moulton ltd
- ReceivedReceived8 Jun
- ValidatedValidated9 Jun
- Consult.Consultation23 Sep
- TargetTarget Date30 Sep
- DecidedDecided31 Oct
Decided in 144 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at St Bartholomews Priory St Bartholomews Lane Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1XP. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 145 days, 14 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 3,166 applications in total for the CO10 postcode area.
90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposal would conflict with policy SP03 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023). The proposal is located outside Sudbury settlement boundary. Policy SP03 has provision for development in such circumstances, namely: a) the site is allocated for development, or b) it is in accordance with a made Neighbourhood Plan, c) it is in accordance with on the policies of this Plan listed in Table 5; or d) it is in accordance with paragraph 80 of the NPPF (2021) [para. 84 (December 2024)] The proposal does not trigger any of the exception pertained within the policy which would allow development outside the settlement boundary. The principle of development is therefore considered unacceptable when assessed against policy SP03.
- The proposal is contrary to Policy LP19 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023) and paragraphs 212, 213, 214 and 215 of the NPPF (2024). The issues of the Heritage Team's concern relate to the potential impact of the proposals on the setting and therefore the significance of the Grade II listed St Bartholomew Priory Farmhouse, as well as the Scheduled Monument and Grade II* listed Chapel, which contributes notably to their significance. The proposal would amount to a fragmentation of the setting of the aforementioned heritage assets with an intrusion of boundary treatments and engineered quality of the access. This would amount to a less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed buildings through erosion of its settings. No information or revised scheme was provided to demonstrate that there would be a public benefit in allowing the proposal which would outweigh the harm.
- The proposal would conflict with policies LP24 -1 (a & b) and 2 (a, b, d) and LP17 of the the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023) and paragraphs 131, 135 and 139 of the NPPF. The proposal will amount to an over domesticated feature, alien to the this locality. The application form states that the access would serve a former agricultural land, without indicating what the intended use for the land and consequently the proposed access is. Furthermore during the course of the application it was indicated that the land was still used for agricultural purposes. In such a situation where there is a lack of clarity as to why the development is required, the Council adopts a precautionary approach. This application is premature and it is possible to assess the impact of the proposal on the character of the locality.
- The proposal would conflict with Policies SP09 and LP16 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan (2023) and paragraphs 187 and 193 of the NPPF and the Biodiversity Gain Regulation 2024 Insufficient information was provided to demonstrate that the proposal is de minimis and upon the Council assessment it indicates that more than 25 m² of non-priority onsite habitat would be modified by the proposal. No Biodiversity Net Gain Information was provided as required by the Biodiversity Gain Regulations 2024. SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION: SP03 - The sustainable location of new development SP09 - Enhancement and Management of the Environment LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP17 - Landscape LP19 - The Historic Environment LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG- Planning Practice Guidance
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CO10 1XP
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Sudbury
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 7 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 9 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 23 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 June 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 30 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- whymark moulton ltd
- Agent address
- 14 Cornard Road Sudbury CO10 2XA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 113 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 16 September 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 7 October 2025
- Site notice start
- 11 September 2025
- Site notice end
- 2 October 2025
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14079781
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Aug
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/02656
PendingDischarge of conditionsDC/26/03596 - 20263 Mar
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/02656
PendingDischarge of conditionsDC/26/00882 - 20259 Dec
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation order BT319/T2
ApprovedTree Preservation Order - Works RelatedDC/25/05371
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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