Planning application
Gateway House Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Expiry of Permission) of Planning Permission DC/24/05195 dated 23/01/25 - Siting of new temporary buildings to provide soil shed, office, laboratory and tea room to be used in connection with the existing building and retention of storage container
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03751
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03751
- Type
- Full App Without Compliance of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Postcode
- IP6 8EL
Comment by 22 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Mid Suffolk's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
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Gateway House Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EL
95% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Expiry of Permission) of Planning Permission DC/24/05195 dated 23/01/25 - Siting of new temporary buildings to provide soil shed, office, laboratory and tea room to be used in connection with the existing building and retention of storage container
Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docsSmall domestic -
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Discharge of Conditions Application for 3153/14 - Part discharge of Condition 12 for Parts 4 and 5 for plots 1-2, 132-136, 198- 193 and public open space only.
Split decision Conditions 11 docs -
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Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to 3153/14 - Addition of low level 450mm timber knee rail fencing along private driveways abutting hillside boundary between Plots 75 and 76 (with lockable removable panel for maintenance) and also between Plots 85-86.
Granted Amendments 6 docs -
Land At Needham Chalks St George's Park Ipswich Road Needham Market IP6 8EL
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to 3153/14 - Addition of low level 450mm timber knee rail fencing along private driveways abutting hillside boundary between Plots 75 and 76 (with lockable removable panel for maintenance) and also between Plots 85-86.
Granted Amendments 6 docs -
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Granted Amendments Demolition 2 docs -
Needham Chalks Ltd Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EL
Discharge of Conditions Application for 3153/14 - Part discharge of Condition 12 for Parts 4 and 5 for plots 1-2, 132-136, 198- 193 and public open space only.
Split decision Conditions 11 docs
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