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Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/0346/DRC Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Discharge of Condition No 16 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - Strategy for the disposal of surface water.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0346/DRC

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0346/DRC
Type
Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Martlesham And Purdis Farm
Parish
Foxhall
Postcode
IP10 0DF

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/1889/DRC Awaiting decision

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of condition Nos. 10, 11, & 18 of DC/23/4635/FUL - "Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80 - bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping." - Discharging; Condition 10 - A Demolition Management Strategy; Condition 11 - A Construction Management Strategy; Condition 18 - Details of a Construction surface Water Management Plan (CSWMP).

    Submitted 20 May 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/0688/DRC Awaiting decision

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of condition No. 19 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping - Landscape works

    Submitted 19 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/0551/DRC Awaiting decision

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of Condition 14 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping - Ecological Enhancement Strategy

    Submitted 11 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/0552/DRC Granted

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of Condition No 12 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping - Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/0345/DRC Awaiting decision

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of Condition No 13 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - Method statement for great crested newts, reptiles and hedgehogs.

    Submitted 28 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/0347/DRC Awaiting decision

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of Condition No 4 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - Highways Details.

    Submitted 28 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/0344/DRC Awaiting decision

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Discharge of condition No 3 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - External facing and roofing materials.

    Submitted 28 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DC/25/4741/AME Granted

    Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    Non-material Amendment of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - Revision to wording of condition 2 (list of approved plans) to address minor design changes.

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 March 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Harris Irwin Associates Ltd. Agent, registered in Richmond

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Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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What 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    DC/26/0551/DRC Submitted 11 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~8 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 14 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping - Ecological Enhancement Strategy

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 3 docs
  • Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    DC/26/0552/DRC Submitted 11 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition No 12 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping - Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity

    Granted Conditions Demolition 9 docs
  • Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    DC/26/0345/DRC Submitted 28 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~25 Mar

    Discharge of Condition No 13 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - Method statement for great crested newts, reptiles and hedgehogs.

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 6 docs
  • Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    DC/26/1889/DRC Submitted 20 May 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jul

    Discharge of condition Nos. 10, 11, & 18 of DC/23/4635/FUL - "Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80 - bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping." - Discharging; Condition 10 - A Demolition Management Strategy; Condition 11 - A Construction Management Strategy; Condition 18 - Details of a Construction surface Water Management Plan (CSWMP).

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 11 docs
  • Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    DC/26/0347/DRC Submitted 28 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~25 Mar

    Discharge of Condition No 4 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - Highways Details.

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 13 docs
  • Birchwood, Fairhaven And Pantiles Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0DF

    DC/26/0344/DRC Submitted 28 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~25 Mar

    Discharge of condition No 3 of DC/23/4635/FUL - Demolition of the existing dwellings at Birchwood, Fairhaven and Pantiles and the construction of a new 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2) together with access from Felixstowe Road and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. - External facing and roofing materials.

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 3 docs

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