Planning application
154 Hamilton Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7DS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification - Commercial to Dwelling - Change of use from commercial, business and service use to a two-bedroom flat
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4687/P3MA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4687/P3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Eastern Felixstowe
- Parish
- Felixstowe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP11 7DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Ipswich
27 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 95% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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