McDonalds Restaurant Ltd 1 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF

1. 13 Aug 2026

   Received by Mid Suffolk

2. 21 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Mid Suffolk took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• McDonalds Restaurant Ltd 1 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF

  DC/26/03502 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Siting of double sided, mobile, free standing point-of-sale device, to display images of the products and services sold on the premises.

  Awaiting decision Advertising 8 docs

• Land South Of Gun Cotton Way And Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk

  DC/22/02685 Submitted 23 May 2022 50 yards away

  Full Application - Erection of 2No. drive thru units (sui generis use), electric charging kiosk with circulatory routes, associated car parking, servicing, landscaping.

  Granted Full applications 37 docs

• Popeyes Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk P14 5XF

  DC/26/01149 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage in respect of drive thru restaurant (retrospective).

  Refused Advertising 24 docs

• Popeyes Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk P14 5XF

  DC/26/01149 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage in respect of drive thru restaurant (retrospective).

  Refused Advertising 23 docs

• Costa Coffee 3 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF

  DC/26/02799 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Application for Consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Erection of freestanding monument sign.

  Granted Advertising 7 docs

• Costa Coffee 3 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF

  DC/26/02799 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Application for Consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Erection of freestanding monument sign.

  Granted Advertising 7 docs

• DC/26/04137 Awaiting decision

  7 High Street Debenham IP14 6QL

  Application for Consent to Display Advertisements. Changing the signage above the door of the shop to The Little Acorn and changing the colour to Little Greene Hicks Blue exterior eggshell paint and the words written in cream acrylic

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Advertising
• DC/26/04051 Awaiting decision

  Woolpit Village Hall Mill Lane Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9QX

  Application for Advertisement Consent - Installation of 2no. signs to the front (South) and rear (North) elevations. As per e Design and Access Statement /drawings.

  Received 17 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Advertising
• DC/26/03685 Awaiting decision

  22 King Street Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2EN

  Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Proposed Signage to Front of Building

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Advertising
• DC/25/01674 Granted

  Land South West Of Beyton Road Thurston Suffolk

  Application for Consent for retention of Displayed Advertisements comprising 2 x Monolith signs each 3.5m high x 1.5m wide, and 15 x Flagpoles with flagpole height of 6m and flag itself 2m high x 1m wide.

  Received 7 Apr, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Advertising
• DC/26/02754 Refused

  McDonalds Restaurant Ltd Copdock Interchange Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3TT

  Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Installation of a double sided, mobile, free standing point-of-sale device

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Advertising