The expansion of Perrywood Garden Centre is back on track, after amended plans to make the development more feasible were approved.

Babergh District Council granted formal permission to a revised proposal by the garden centre, allowing its expansion to be revived.

Hannah Powell, Perrywood’s Communications & HR Director, said: “The amended plans maintain the original footprint approved in 2022 but include a rationalised design to ensure the best value for money, an amended car park design to include an open swale drainage scheme, and it splits the works into three smaller phases. We are out to tender for the first of these phases and look forward to getting the project underway.”

The business had previously received the green-light in 2021, for a new garden centre building – including a restaurant and an outdoor sales area – plus a glasshouse and store.

However, the scheme was shelved the following year, after Perrywood deemed it was no longer financially viable in its current form, amid spiraling costs.

To address these issues, the firm submitted a fresh.