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Fire Station Lockington Road Stowmarket IP14 1BQ

Granted Mid Suffolk DC/25/03735 Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Conversion of the former fire station into a multi-use community facility comprising two office units and a community hall.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/03735

Application record

Reference
DC/25/03735
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
27 Aug 2025
Decided
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Combs Ford
Parish
Stowmarket
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 1BQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by Mid Suffolk

  2. 27 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Modece Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich

Active · incorporated 2016 · Ipswich

48 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Suffolk granted permission on 15 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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