Capelgate Filling Station London Road Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2JJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05312 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Revised application for proposed extension to the sales building and associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
4 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
5 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
28 Jan 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Capel St Mary 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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
IP9 2JJ
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Ward
Capel St Mary
Parish
Capel St Mary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007611 ↗
Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 7 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 81% of full applications here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
365decided 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

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14490773
Planning Portal ref
PP-14490773
Neighbours
8 Dec 2025
Consultation
5 Dec 2025
Comments by
1 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Jan 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

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