First Floor Offices Unit 6 Bulmer Road Industrial Estate Brundon Lane Sudbury CO10 7HJ
Refused on 28 July 2026
Council decision: Formal Approval IS required - Refused2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. - Conversion of offices to 1n0 Self-build dwelling
- Received
- 30 March 2026
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Sudbury South West
- ReceivedReceived30 Mar
- ValidatedValidated1 Apr
- Consult.Consultation20 Jul
- TargetTarget Date29 Jul
- DecidedDecided28 Jul
Decided in 118 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at First Floor Offices Unit 6 Bulmer Road Industrial Estate Brundon Lane Sudbury CO10 7HJ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 792 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 10 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Sudbury South West. We hold 3,165 applications in total for the CO10 postcode area.
79% of outline 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 Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposed residential use would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants having regard to the impacts of noise arising from surrounding commercial and industrial premises. The submitted Noise Impact Assessment demonstrates that acceptable internal noise levels would be dependent upon windows remaining closed and alternative ventilation measures being employed. Furthermore, the proposed external amenity space would be exposed to noise associated with the surrounding industrial estate. Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that future occupiers would not experience unacceptable impacts from noise generated by nearby commercial premises. The proposal therefore fails to satisfy the requirements of Paragraph MA.2(2)(d), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
- The application site is located within the Bulmer Road Industrial Estate, which the Local Planning Authority considers to be an important employment area comprising a range of commercial and industrial uses. The Environmental Health Officer has advised that future occupiers would be exposed to noise, odour and activity associated with the surrounding industrial environment and considers occupation should be restricted to a person directly involved in the operation or management of the business below. The Local Planning Authority is unable to secure such a restriction through the Class MA prior approval process. Consequently, it has not been satisfactorily demonstrated that the introduction of residential use within this important industrial area would not result in unacceptable impacts upon the intended occupiers of the development. The proposal therefore fails to satisfy the requirements of Paragraph MA.2(2)(g), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CO10 7HJ
- Application type
- Prior Approval CoU Commercial to Dwlng
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Sudbury
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 14 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 14 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 29 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- DEAN JAY PEARCE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & PLANNING LTD
- Agent address
- 2/3 Milestone House Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury CO10 9HZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 112 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 14 May 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 30
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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