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Allowed16 October 20253369370

Lyndhurst, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St. Edmunds, IP29 4HL

Planning appeal 3369370 at Lyndhurst, Little Chadacre, Shimpling, Bury St. Edmunds, IP29 4HL (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would help secure a sustainable pattern of growth.

alterations and extensions and subdivision of dwelling to form 2no dwellings

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
IP29 4HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would help secure a sustainable pattern of growth

What decided it

The proposal would enhance or maintain the vitality of the rural community and relate to previously developed land, making it a sustainable form of development despite not meeting the strict definition of infill.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP03Policy LP01
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 83Paragraph 84

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