Planning application
Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Subdivision and alteration of existing commercial building to form 7no. flexible Class E commercial/business/service units, with associated parking, cycle parking, level access works, servicing and shared access arrangements.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02148
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02148
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 8EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DC/26/03574 Awaiting decision
Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EG
Full Planning Application - Retrospective subdivision and alteration of existing commercial showroom/car sales building to form 3no. restricted Class E commercial/business/service units, limited to Use Classes E(a), E(c), E(d) and E(g) only and excluding Class E(b), E(e) and E(f); Retention of sales/admin space for the existing car sales business, replacement rear workshop, associated parking, cycle parking, level access works, servicing and shared access arrangements.
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DC/26/00672 Refused
Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EG
Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Installation of 2no. illuminated adverts above car showroom (Illumination to be turned on in hours of darkness from 3pm to 10pm)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Babergh
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1 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- FULL PLANNING - REFUSAL
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- SCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSE
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH PUBLIC
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE RESPONSE
- NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN 265000-001 P1
- RECORD GROUND FLOOR PLAN 265000-002 P1
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 265000-003 P2
- EXISTING AND RECORD ELEVATIONS 265000-004 P1
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 265000-005 P1
- LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK PLAN 265000-006 P1
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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