Planning application
20 The Square Martlesham Heath Martlesham Ipswich Suffolk IP5 3SL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Condition No.3 of DC/25/0974/FUL - (External alterations and change of use from Ultrasound scanning services (Class E (c) (iii)) to Cafe (Class E (b)))
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4457/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4457/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Martlesham And Purdis Farm
- Parish
- Martlesham
- Postcode
- IP5 3SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Suffolk took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided amendment applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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