Planning application
DC/26/01737
Units 1c 1d And 1e Williamsport Way Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8RW
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Installation of 170 PV Modules, 1 Inverter, with PV generator output of 90.1kWp and generator surface of 397.8sqm
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01737
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Formal Approval NOT Reqd
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/26/01737 Granted
Units 1c 1d And 1e Williamsport Way Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8RW
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Installation of 170 PV Modules, 1 Inverter, with PV generator output of 90.1kWp and generator surface of 397.8sqm
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DC/17/04906 Granted
Unit 4 Maitland Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8NZ
Planning Application -Change of use of unit from B1 Light Industrial to D1 Education & Training (Full and part time training/tuition/classes in speech and drama/dance/singing/acting)
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DC/17/04906 Granted
Unit 4 Maitland Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8NZ
Planning Application -Change of use of unit from B1 Light Industrial to D1 Education & Training (Full and part time training/tuition/classes in speech and drama/dance/singing/acting)
Other prior approval applications
In Mid Suffolk
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DC/26/01494 Granted
Churchford Farm Mill Hill Capel St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP9 2LA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8), Hotels (Use Class C1), Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R - Change of use of Building 2 and part of Building 3 to Flexible Commercial Use
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DC/26/03169 Awaiting decision
Peartree Farm Main Road Shotley Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1EY
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of an agricultural storage barn to 1No. dwelling.
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DC/26/02203 Refused
The Gables Russell Green Wilby IP21 5LX
Application for Prior Approval for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Change of use and partial demolition of existing agricultural building to create 4no. dwellinghouses.
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DC/26/02204 Refused
The Gables Russell Green Wilby IP21 5LX
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion and partial demolition of existing agricultural building to form 3no dwellinghouses.
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DC/26/02532 Granted
22 Rose Lane Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1TG
Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - Erection of single storey rear extension.