Planning application
Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03574
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03574
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Postcode
- IP6 8EG
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Babergh's portal.
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/26/02148 Refused
Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EG
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.
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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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18 Aug 2026
Received by Babergh
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE
- FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONSE- FLOOD RISK GUIDANCE 2023
- ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 265000-005 P3
- EXISTING AND RECORD ELEVATIONS 265000-004
- PROPOSED WORKSHOP 265000-008
- HIGHWAY RESPONSE NOTE
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 265000-003 P4
- EXISTING WORKSHOP 265000-007
- BLOCK AND LOCATION PLANS 265000-006 P2
- RECORD GROUND FLOOR PLAN 265000-002
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN 265000-001
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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