Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL
Last published check: 3 Oct 2026, 02:32. Check the council record for more recent changes.
The Hermitage Bury Road Shimpling Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0JL
This record has no verified map location.
View council mapApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - Confirmation that planning permission B/06/00924 dated 10/11/2006 has been lawfully commenced in accordance with Condition 1 of the respective permissions.
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsNo documents match this view.
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceWe haven’t collected any decision conditions for this application.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.