Planning appeal decision
Jubilee Farm, Vicarage Farm Lane, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2QF
Planning appeal 3368446 at Jubilee Farm, Vicarage Farm Lane, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2QF (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 17 October 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the shop is directly related to the farm.
for change of use from timber yard to farm shop
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- IP31 2QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the shop is directly related to the farm
What decided it
The proposal fails to comply with Policy LP25 because the retail use is not directly related to the farm unit, with only 60% of produce coming from the farm holding.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP25Policy LP29Policy SP25
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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