3 Station Road West Stowmarket IP14 1EF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02736 - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent. Works to facilitate conversion of the first-floor accommodation to form 2No 1-bedroom residential flats. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Validated
30 Jun 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Aug 2026; it is now day 101.

The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

48 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 11 and 13, Station Road, Grade II, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 45 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 48 with distances
Historic England ↗
Stowmarket conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 215 m away: Abbot's Hall; Inside the Stowmarket built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £130,000 in March 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

24 November 2021£30,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
2 March 2005£130,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area243 m² (2,616 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 87)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
IP14 1EF
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
St Peter's
Parish
Stowmarket
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 101, past the statutory target. 89% of changes of use in Babergh Mid Suffolk are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10145 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
126decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15039243
Planning Portal ref
PP-15039243
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.