Costa Coffee 3 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02799 - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Application for Consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Erection of freestanding monument sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Consultation
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1423 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Stowmarket 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £336,000 in May 2019. Other property, freehold.

20 May 2019£336,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area172 m² (1,851 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 32)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
IP14 5XF
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Stow Thorney
Parish
Stowmarket
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architecture Design Limited
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 89% of signs and adverts here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts 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 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15050288
Planning Portal ref
PP-15050288
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Leaseholders: 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.