Gateway House Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03751 - Full App Without Compliance of Condition Approved

Proposal

Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Expiry of Permission) of Planning Permission dated 23/01/25 - Siting of new temporary buildings to provide soil shed, office, laboratory and tea room to be used in connection with the existing building and retention of storage container Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

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    • VariationApplication under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation…This applicationDC/26/03751

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Lowland calcareous grassland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 334 m away: Needham Lake; National infrastructure project 1983 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Needham Market built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Lowland calcareous grassland; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 area504 m² (5,425 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 60)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full App Without Compliance of Condition
Postcode
IP6 8EL
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Needham Market
Parish
Needham Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Build To Plans
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.