Land At Diaper Farm Stowupland Road Stowmarket IP14 5UW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02612 - Development by statutory undertaker Decided

Proposal

Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Installation of new terminal with 2no. stays Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 133.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stowmarket built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Development by statutory undertaker
Postcode
IP14 5UW
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Stow Thorney
Parish
Stowmarket
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 133, past the statutory target. 93% of utility and infrastructure works 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 21 Oct 2026.

Day 13377 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
63decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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