7 Edith Cook Way Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9GX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00671/ADV - Advert Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of 1x internally illuminated double-sided Totem sign; 1 x internally illuminated 'Drive thru' directional sign, 1x internally illuminated Height Restrictor bar; 1x internally illuminated Preview Menu board; 1x internally illuminated Order canopy; 1x internally illuminated free-standing 3 panel Menu board; 1x Internally illuminated free-standing 'Thank You'/exit directional sign; 1x internally illuminated wall-mounted 305 mm Wordmark sign; 2x internally illuminated wall-mounted 1500 mm Roundel signs and 1x internally illuminated wall-mounted built up acrylic 'Drive thru' text sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Ipswich's recent advertisement consent.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 228 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; Inside the Ipswich built-up area; 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 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Ipswich
Application type
Advert Application
Postcode
IP3 9GX
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
PRIORY HEATH
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Ipswich usually decides advertisement consent by day 54.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
11decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Ipswich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #67 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ipswich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #40 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #18 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #67 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #129 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
62 decided
429
Total decisions
27 refused in the year to March 2026