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Fire Station Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RS

Granted Ipswich 19/00993/FPC Full Planning Application by SCC

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application considered by Suffolk County Council. Conversion of existing fire station into blue light hub for use by fire, police and ambulance services. Work to include demolition of fire appliance garage and replacement as 2-storey block with ground floor fire appliance bays and first floor offices and dormitories; demolition and rebuilding of single-storey block to north-west; demolition of north-east corner to create a canopied entrance; remodelling of main elevations to Princes Street and Chancery Lane; refurbishment of smoke training building to rear; remodelling of external areas including car parking and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 19/00993/FPC

Application record

Reference
19/00993/FPC
Type
Full Planning Application by SCC
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
4 Nov 2019
Validated
4 Nov 2019
Decided
3 Jan 2020
Ward
GIPPING
Parish
Southwest Area
Postcode
IP1 1RS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2019

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 3 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 3 January 2020, 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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