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Dismissed19 December 20253364130

Toll Cottage , Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ

Planning appeal 3364130 at Toll Cottage , Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2025 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal complies with development plan policies for the loss of retail space.

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Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
CO10 9QZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal complies with development plan policies for the loss of retail space
  • whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for car and cycle parking and bin storage

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with Lavenham Neighbourhood Plan Policy C9 due to lack of evidence of adequate marketing of the retail premises, and this conflict with the development plan is not outweighed by heritage or housing benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Part 1 Policy SP05Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Part 1 Policy LP10Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Part 1 Policy LP29Lavenham Neighbourhood Plan Policy C9Lavenham Neighbourhood Plan Policy D2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110

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.

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