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Former Toys R Us Store Copdock Interchange Pinewood IP8 3TT

DC/25/03046Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Planning Application. Refurbishment and extension of existing retail unit, widening of range of goods restrictions to include the sale of comparison and convenience goods (including food and drink), reconfiguration of car park including provision of EV charging spaces and cycle parking, amendments to landscaping and associated works.

Received
7 July 2025
Decision due
13 March 2026
Public comments
34
Ward
Sproughton & Pinewood
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.19 Nov
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 19 November.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Former Toys R Us Store Copdock Interchange Pinewood IP8 3TT. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Sproughton & Pinewood. We hold 519 applications in total for the IP8 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP8 3TT
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Pinewood

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2025
Consultation expiry
27 January 2026
Consultation start
5 November 2025
Consultation end
19 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
11 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
1 August 2025
Last date for comments
27 January 2026
Committee meeting
17 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Montagu Evans LLP
Agent address
Montagu Evans LLP 70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE

Planning decision

Statutory period
248 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
27 January 2026
Site notice start
19 December 2025
Site notice end
9 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14117208
Documents
145
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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