Former Bank Building/John Peel Centre 11 Market Place Stowmarket Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent. Alterations and refurbishment of the Grade II Listed 11 Market Place and some adaptation of the adjoining John Peel Centre (former Corn Exchange) to expand the John Peel Centre into a multi-use, multi-room creative arts centre, continuing the cafe/bar function established on the Market Place frontage and bringing into use a ballroom, a basement recording studio, and installing a lift to ensure broadest accessibility to as much of the centre as possible. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Sept 2025 · Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
Show the other 54 with distances
- 22 m1 and 3, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 27 m5, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 33 m5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 33 m7, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 35 m3, Market Place (Corner shop)Grade II
- 35 m2, 4 and 6, ButtermarketGrade II
- 37 m1, ButtermarketGrade II
- 39 m3 and 5, ButtermarketGrade II
- 40 m3, Market Place (North part)Grade II
- 44 m4 and 6, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 46 m14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 47 m8-10 and 12 Market PlaceGrade II
- 47 mGipping HouseGrade II
- 48 m1 and 1a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 52 mChurch of St Peter and St Mary Group of 4 Chest Tombs South of NaveGrade II
- 57 m4 and 6, Market PlaceGrade II
- 69 m2 Market Place and 1 Tavern StreetGrade II
- 71 m6 and 8, Crowe StreetGrade II
- 74 mChurch of St Peter and St MaryGrade I
- 78 mQueen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 80 m6 and 8, Bury StreetGrade II
- 81 m1 and 3, Bury StreetGrade II
- 82 m10, Crowe StreetGrade II
- 87 m3, Station RoadGrade II*
- 88 m12, Crowe StreetGrade II
- 89 mNumber 3 and Attached WorkshopGrade II
- 90 mChurch of St Peter and St Mary Monument 6 Metres South East of ChancelGrade II
- 94 m9 and 11, Bury StreetGrade II
- 96 m10a, Bury StreetGrade II
- 97 m14, Crowe StreetGrade II
- 98 mChurch of St Peter and St Mary: Monument 20 Metres South East of ChancelGrade II
- 98 m23, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 102 m7, 9 and 9a, Station RoadGrade II
- 103 m13, Bury StreetGrade II
- 105 m5, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 107 m25, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 111 m15, 17 and 19, Bury StreetGrade II
- 112 m18 and 20, Crowe StreetGrade II
- 113 m11 and 13, Station RoadGrade II
- 116 m7 and 9, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 116 mOld Fox HotelGrade II
- 122 m7, Church WalkGrade II
- 128 m18-26, Church WalkGrade II
- 128 m13, MARRIOT'S WALK (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 129 m21, 21a and 23, Bury StreetGrade II
- 130 mMarsden HouseGrade II
- 134 m16 and 17, Church WalkGrade II
- 134 m14 and 15, Church WalkGrade II
- 140 m25, Bury StreetGrade II
- 141 m12 and 14, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 142 m31 and 31a, Ipswich StreetGrade II
- 144 mThe RookeryGrade II*
- 146 m19 and 19a, Station RoadGrade II
- 147 m33 and 33a, Ipswich StreetGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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
- Council
- Babergh Mid Suffolk
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Received
- 25 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2025
- Ward
- St Peter's
- Parish
- Stowmarket
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 24 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- BCR Infinity Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building 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 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14163813
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14163813
- Consultation
- 30 Jul 2025
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2025
- Site or press notice
- 5 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 24 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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