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The Former Leopold Road Nursing Home 17 Leopold Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7NP

Granted East Suffolk DC/21/4017/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of former care home into 9no. residential apartments

As published by the council, reference DC/21/4017/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/21/4017/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
26 Aug 2021
Validated
26 Aug 2021
Decided
23 Nov 2021
Ward
Eastern Felixstowe
Parish
Felixstowe
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP11 7NP

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/0892/AME Awaiting decision

    The Former Leopold Road Nursing Home 17 Leopold Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7NP

    Non-Material Amendment of DC/21/4017/FUL - Conversion of former care home into 9no. residential apartments - Amend hard & soft landscape proposals

    Submitted 5 Mar 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2021

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 23 Nov 2021

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DC/26/0892/AME Awaiting decision

    The Former Leopold Road Nursing Home 17 Leopold Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7NP

    Non-Material Amendment of DC/21/4017/FUL - Conversion of former care home into 9no. residential apartments - Amend hard & soft landscape proposals

    Submitted 5 Mar 2026 Amendments

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Peter Wells Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Woodbridge

Active · incorporated 2012 · Woodbridge

281 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 23 November 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Awaiting decision Amendments New dwelling 3 docs

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