Planning application
Sports Ground 2 Playford Road Rushmere St Andrew Suffolk
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Proposal
Variation of Condition Nos. 10, 11 and 14 of DC/24/4102/FUL - The proposed redevelopment of Ipswich Town Football Club's (ITFC) Training Ground site and facilities. The application includes a new First Team building, extended Academy facilities, a Groundskeeper maintenance building, improved entrance arrangements and associated landscaping and site improvements. The applicant therefore respectfully requests that Conditions 10, 11 and 14 be varied to require compliance within three months of the first occupation of the First Team Building, or as otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority. Should any unforeseen delays occur, a longer period may need to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority as necessary to accommodate the statutory highway programme.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2665/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2665/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Rushmere St Andrew
Comment by 23 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Suffolk's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 September 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.
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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Ipswich
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6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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Discharge of Condition Nos. 8, 12, 17 & 18 of DC/24/4102/FUL - The proposed redevelopment of Ipswich Town Football Club's (ITFC) Training Ground site and facilities. The application includes a new First Team building, extended Academy facilities, a Groundskeeper maintenance building, improved entrance arrangements and associated landscaping and site improvements - Surface Water Details
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