Planning application
2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary change of use of the site from general industrial and storage (Class B2 and B8) to a bus depot/vehicle maintenance facility (Sui generis) until 31 December 2035 to include; Alterations to the existing building including insertion of access doors and ventilation louvres; erection of waste management and air source heat pump enclosures; works including resurfacing the existing site to provide car, van, motorcycle and cycle parking spaces and bus parking spaces; provision of EV charging points; the installation of a hydrogen facility to include the provision of 4 hydrogen refuelling stations with store, 4 chillers, 4 dispensers, compressors and ventilation stacks for hydrogen control system; gantry bus washing facility; other associated infrastructure to include lighting columns and CCTV cameras; fire walls and security fencing.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1416/CON
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1416/CON
- Type
- Other Consultation
- Status
- Responded
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Melton
- Parish
- Melton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP3 9SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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East Suffolk granted permission on 22 April 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.
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