Planning application
Richmond House Sproughton Road Sproughton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5AN
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full Planning Application - Demolition of existing Offices and industrial units and construction of 8no. light industrial starter units with car, motorbike and bicycle parking together with new and existing landscaping.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00055
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00055
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Sproughton & Pinewood
- Parish
- Sproughton
- Postcode
- IP1 5AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Babergh
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12 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
a.i.architecture Agent, an architecture practice
50 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
55 documents on file for this application
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- ADDITIONAL LLFA INFORMATION
- SURFACE WATER NETWORK
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN
- SCC FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSE
- DRAWING ISSUE SHEET
- STORM WATER MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE PLAN_REV B
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN 25157-BGC-PL-121A-
- FLOOD AND WATER RESPONSE
- GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE
- SCC FLOOD COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- ANGLIAN WATER COMMENTS
- COMMUNITIES COMMENT
- SCC FLOODS
- SCC HIGHWAYS COMMENT
- ENV. RESPONSE - LAND CONTAMINATION
- SPROUGHTON PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- DRAWING ISSUE SHEET
- SURFACE WATER NETWORK
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN
- IMPERMEABLE CATCHMENT AREA PLAN
- DOMESTIC FOUL WATER DRAINAGE FEASIBILITY STUDY
- SCC FLOOD COMMENTS
- PUBLIC REALM RESPONSE
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: NOISE/ODOUR/LIGHT/SMOKE
- SCC FIRE & RESCUE COMMENTS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN PL016
- APPLICATION FORM
- DESIGN AND ACCESS RICHMOND (A)
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OC25-5004-1
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS OC25-5004-2
- EXISTING OFFICES 2 AS2031-01
- EXISTING OFFCES 1 AS2031-02
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PL001B
- PROPOSED BUILDING DRAINAGE LAYOUT PL002A
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN UNIT 1 2 PL004
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS UNIT 1 2 PL005
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS ELEVATIONS UNIT 3-8 PL006
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN CYCLE STORE PL007
- EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN PL008
- EXISITNG ELEVATIONS UNITS PL011
- PROPOSED SECTIONS PL012
- PROPOSED ELEVS UNITS 3-8 COLOUR PL014
- PROPOSED ELEVS UNITS 1 2 COLOUR PL015
- PROPOSED SOFT LANDSCAPING PL003C
- BNG METRIC
- PEA WITH PRA
- 3470 BNG (BASELINE & POST-DEV
- INFILTRATION TESTING
- LAND CONTAMINATION 251079-1 SPROUGHTON ROAD IPSWICH PHASE 1 RA
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