Tesco Stores Ltd Copdock Interchange Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3TS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Removal of the existing hand car wash and associated structures; reconfiguration and realignment of the internal bus lane and kerbline; relocation of existing lighting and CCTV columns; lowering existing utility covers; and re-marking of the car park to provide 19 additional customer parking spaces Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Babergh Mid Suffolk
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- IP8 3TS
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sproughton & Pinewood
- Parish
- Pinewood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Contour Planning Services Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 9 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 64 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 18 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14954337
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14954337
- Neighbours
- 31 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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