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DC/25/04205 - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Change of use of building from retail (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis). Installation of kitchen ventilation plant and ductwork. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Sept 2025
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Validated
12 Nov 2025
✓
Consultation
13 Nov 2025
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Refused
6 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FULL PLANNING - REFUSAL Decision · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE) RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMENT Consultee Comment · 31 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF STOWMARKET TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FOOD AND SAFETY OFFICER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 33 and 33a, Ipswich Street
List entry 1209009 · 29 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Stowmarket 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 ↗
Public footpath 28 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 117 m away: Abbot's Hall; Inside the Stowmarket built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area72 m² (775 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 79)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, 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
IP14 1AD
Received
19 Sept 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
St Peter's
Parish
Stowmarket
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jan 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
6 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Whymark & Moulton Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 10 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 65 for full applications. Refused, as 18% of full applications here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
378decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

6comments received
5 objecting1 supporting

83% object · above the UK average of 74%

30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
17 Nov 2025
Consultation
13 Nov 2025
Comments by
19 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
28 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2 Old Fox Yard Ipswich Street Stowmarket IP14 1AB
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2 Old Fox Yard Ipswich Street Stowmarket IP14 1AB
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United Reformed Church Ipswich Street Stowmarket IP14 1AD
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2024 Approved
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Full Planning Application - Change of use of second floor ancillary storage to residentia…
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2024 Approved
8B Ipswich Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1AQ
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2024 Refused
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Erection of garden shed
1816/16
2016 Approved
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Change of Use of first floor above existing retail premises to residential accommodation…
3024/16
2016 Approved
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Alterations to shopfront to provide wheelchair access
3438/16
2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Refused
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Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.