This webpage details licensing applications currently in process under the Licensing Act 2003.

Sudbury Cricket Club

Reference/Type: Section 84 Application to vary a Club Premises Certificate
Premise: Sudbury Cricket Club
Applicant: Sudbury (District) & District Cricket Club C.I.C
Public Consultation End Date: 6 April 2025
Application Summary: To remove all current outdated conditions and replace with new conditions. To remove: 18:01hrs on second Monday in April to 17:59 on second Monday in September each year. To submit a new plan to show added area for Sale and Supply and Consumption of Alcohol.
Documentation:

Please read Sudbury Cricket Club Full Variation application

Please read Appendix A Conditions Please read Licensed Areas Plan

East of England Co-operative Society Limited

Reference/Type: Section 17/New Premises Licence Application
Premise: East of England Co-operative Society Limited, 1 Hicks Close, East Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO7 6DB
Applicant: East of England Co-operative Society Limited
Public Consultation End Date: 15 April 2025
Application Detail: New premise licence to include Sale and Supply of alcohol for consumption OFF the premises
Documentation: Please read Premises Licence Application East Bergholt Please read East Bergholt Licence Plan

The Crown Inn, Long Melford

Reference/Type: Pavement Licence Section 2 Business and Planning Act 2020
Premise: Crown Inn, Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, 
Applicant: Mr Nicholas Barnes
Public Consultation End Date: 3rd April 2025
Application Detail: Outdoor seating out the front of the premises for serving of food and drink, 3 x wooden benches
Documentation: Please read Crown Inn Pavement Licence application, Please read Crown Inn New Plan, Please read Crown Inn New Bench Layout

Aldi Pinewood Ipswich

Type: Minor Variation Application under the Licensing Act 2003
Premise: Aldi, 2 Donald Mackintosh Way, Pinewood, Ipswich IP8 3LQ
Applicant: Aldi Stores Ltd.
Public Consultation End Date: 7 April 2025
Application Detail:  Amendment to the current approved plan to show a reconfiguration to the tills.
Documentation: Please read Aldi application form, please read Aldi plan.

Horse & Groom

Type: Section 2 - Business and Planning Act 2020 – Pavement Licence 
Premise: Horse & Groom, 35 East Street, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2TU
Applicant: Hawthorn Leisure Limited
Public Consultation End Date: 9 April 2025
Application Detail: Outdoor seating to the front of the premises for serving of food and drink
Documentation: Please read Horse & Groom application form, please read Horse & Groom plan, please read Horse & Groom furniture.

Comment on a licensing application

Representations must be made in writing for the attention of the Licensing Team, Babergh District Council (as the Licensing Authority) at Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX, or by email to licensingteam@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk

We have published guidance on how to comment on a licence.

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is unlimited.