®Planning appeal decision
The Old Rectory Church Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9SA
Planning appeal 3344180 at The Old Rectory Church Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9SA (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2025 by Inspector Woodward M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 'The Rectory, Church Street' (Ref: 1351479), and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the effect on several other listed buildings, with particular regard to their setting.
new stone portico to main entrance doorway to front elevation to replace timber pediment
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Woodward M
- Postcode
- CO10 9SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 'The Rectory, Church Street' (Ref: 1351479), and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the effect on several other listed buildings, with particular regard to their setting.
- The extent to which the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Lavenham Conservation Area.
What decided it
The harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building, being at the lower end of less than substantial, could not be justified by the limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP03LP19LP24D1D2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Babergh District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Allowed7 October 20266011354Land at Junction of Friars Street and Church Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AJ
- Allowed16 September 2026601358357 Vale View Road, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3FS
- Dismissed16 September 2026601138434 Aldham Road, Hadleigh, IP7 6BP
- Allowed7 August 20266007359Oaks Farm, Hadleigh Road, Holton St Mary, CO7 6NW
- Dismissed5 August 20266005638Land East of Capel Road, Bentley, IP9 2DN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.