Station Yard Blyth Road Southwold Suffolk IP18 6FH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3030/ADN - Non-Illuminated Advertisement Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Non-Illuminated Advertisement Consent - Site signage for Station Yard including co-working space and business hub to front and rear elevation of block 1. Front elevation of Block 1 faces onto Blyth Road, rear elevation of Block 1 has no main road frontage or visibility. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent signs and adverts.

Site constraints 9

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Southwold 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Public footpath 25 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southwold built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Lowland heathland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Non-Illuminated Advertisement Consent
Postcode
IP18 6FH
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides signs and adverts by day 56.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026