Climax Molybdenum Uk Ltd Needham Road Stowmarket IP14 2AE
Proposal
Planning Application. Over-clad the elevations of the existing single storey laboratory building, replacement of the existing pre-fabricated building and the construction of a new glazed link.
- Received
- 11 March 2026
- Decision due
- 23 April 2026
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Stow Thorney
- Agent
- REES PRYER ARCHITECTS
- ReceivedReceived11 Mar
- ValidatedValidated12 Mar
- Consult.Consultation8 Apr
- TargetTarget Date23 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application at Climax Molybdenum Uk Ltd Needham Road Stowmarket IP14 2AE. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Stow Thorney. We hold 1,278 applications in total for the IP14 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
- IP14 2AE
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stowmarket
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 18 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 8 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 15 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- REES PRYER ARCHITECTS
- Architect profile
- REES PRYER LIMITED
- Agent address
- Rees Pryer Architects The Studio Drinkstone Office Park Kempson Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 15 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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Associated applications
- 202611 Sep
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01041
PendingDischarge of conditionsDC/26/03962 - 202611 Mar
Planning Application. Over-clad the elevations of the existing single storey laboratory building, replacement…
This applicationPendingFullDC/26/01041
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The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).
- 19.2 miHalsteadRTPI
- 30.6 miBraintreeRTPI
- 31.7 miNorwichRTPIRICS Regulated
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