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Proposal

Babergh District Council fringe application: APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION - Full Planning Application - Removal of the existing hand car wash and associated structures; reconfiguration and realignment of the internal bus lane and kerbline; relocation of existing lighting and CCTV columns; lowering existing utility covers; and re-marking of the car park to provide 19 additional customer parking spaces. (Tesco Stores Ltd, Copdock Interchange, Pinewood) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction for Small HMOs. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 356 m away: Alderman Canal East; 8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1515 m away: Ipswich Rail Chord; Conservation area about 61 m away: Central Conservation Area; Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Air quality management area about 63 m away: Ipswich AQMA No.5.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Ipswich
Application type
Full Planning Fringe
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 47 days faster than Ipswich's median of 52 for commercial premises. Approved, as 88% of commercial premises here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
69decided in the last year

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

Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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