20 Apr 2021
Hitting the headlines this week:
A charity which has helped thousands of elderly and disabled people across the dale for more than 20 years is being wound up
Cockfield Parish Council may have to write off almost £5,000 it paid for work which was never carried out
Whorlton Parish Council faces a large bill after abandoning a legal battle with the owners of the village pub
A newly-opened artisan hub in Barnard Castle has seen a huge demand for space from local artists and makers
The use of Barnard Castle s Richardson Hospital as a Covid-19 vaccine centre has raised its profile, according to the friends group
The site of the homes in Cockfield
- Credit: Google Earth
Proposals to build up to 28 homes in the north of Cockfield, between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, have been given the green light.
The Sudbury Group Ltd submitted the plans for the development off Bury Road, south of the Plough and Fleece pub, to Babergh District Council in November 2019.
The developer proposed incorporating three other homes that were previously permitted by the authority into the new scheme.
It had originally proposed building up to 34 homes at the site, though this number was later revised down.
Cockfield Parish Council was opposed to the larger development and called for it to be downsized to improve the density and overall impact of the scheme.