Suffolk County Councl - Applications for Marriage and Civil Partnership Venue Approva

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL MARRIAGE ACT 1994 AND THE MARRIAGES AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS (APPROVED PREMISES) REGULATIONS 2005 MARRIAGES AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS (APPROVED PREMISES)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2022

Suffolk County Council has received an application from The Hotel Folk Ltd for The Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa be approved as a venue for the solemnisation of marriages in pursuance of Section 26 (1) (bb) of the Marriage Act 1949, and the registration of civil partnerships in pursuance of section 6 (3A) (a) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Copies of the application and plans showing the proposed premises have been deposited and may be inspected free of charge at the offices of Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX between 9am -5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am - 4pm Friday. Further copies of these documents have also been deposited at The Registration Office, The Town Hall, Old Market Place, Sudbury CO10 1TL, and may be inspected, by appointment, between 9.30am - 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Any representation or objection with respect to this application may be sent in writing to Jane Parker, Head of Registration Services, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX or to: venuelicensing@suffolk.jov.uk before 17/11/2026 stating the grounds on which it is made._

Suffolk County Council has received an application from INT Estates Ltd for the Best Western Brome Grange Hotel, Norwich Road, Eye IP23 8AP to be approved as a venue for the solemnisation of marriages in pursuance of Section 26 (1) (bb) of the Marriage Act T949, and the registration of civil partnerships in pursuance of section 6 (3A) (a) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

Copies of the application and plans showing the proposed premises have been deposited and may be inspected free of charge at the offices of Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX between 9am -5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am - 4pm Friday. Further copies of these documents have also been deposited at The Registration Office. Milton House, Milton Road South, Stowmarket IP14 1EZ, and may be inspected, by appointment, between 9.30am - 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fnday. Any representation or objection with respect to this application may be sent in writing to Jane Parker, Head of Registration Services, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX or to: venuelicensing@suffolk.jov.uk before 17/11/2026 stating the grounds on which it is made._

Date: 20/10/2026

Mickaela Green, Head of Legal, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 RusselrRoad, Ipswich IF1 2BX