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
- Granted As published: 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
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Who's behind it
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East Coast Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2013 · Ipswich
31 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 96% 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Suffolk granted permission on 4 February 2026, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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