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
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)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00672
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00672
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 8EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Suffolk 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/26/02148 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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Planning Direct Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast
Dissolved · incorporated 2002 · Belfast
116 applications on PlanIndex · across 38 councils · 76% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT - REFUSAL
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT
- NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- SCC HIGHWAYS
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN 2.01
- SITE LOCATION PLAN SILVA 01.1
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SIGNAGE
- PROPOSED SIGNAGE SIDE ELEVATION
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Mid Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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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)
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