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1 - 7 Bluestem Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9RR

Refused Ipswich 20/00645/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a roadside services development with associated changes of use from wholesale distribution/storage (Use class B8/B2) to a petrol filling station with ancillary retail area (Sui Generis), a drive-through restaurant (Use Class A3/A5) and a drive-through coffee shop (Use Class A3/A5).

As published by the council, reference 20/00645/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00645/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
9 Sep 2020
Validated
9 Sep 2020
Decided
23 Jul 2021
Ward
PRIORY HEATH
Parish
Southeast Area
Postcode
IP3 9RR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 21/00349/FUL Granted

    1 - 7 Bluestem Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9RR

    Extension to the current temporary change of use (General Industry (Class B2)) to 03.09 2021.

    Decided 25 May 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2020

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 23 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

25 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Ipswich refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • 1 - 7 Bluestem Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9RR

    21/00349/FUL Submitted 6 Apr 2021 0m away

    Extension to the current temporary change of use (General Industry (Class B2)) to 03.09 2021.

    Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs

  • 2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL

    24/00621/NMMA Submitted 23 Aug 2024 132m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission IP/24/00405/FUL (Temporary use of the front forecourt as a bus depot (Sui Generis) for a period of up to 24 months; works including the installation of a temporary hydrogen refuelling facility, the erection of a temporary maintenance building and the installation of a 2.4-metre-high boundary fence) involving re-siting of the refuelling control panel within the fenced compound and the replacement of gates with fencing on the east side of the fenced compound to match the remainder of the enclosure.

    Granted Amendments 5 docs
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  • 2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL

    26/00397/VC Submitted 15 May 2026 132m away

    Variation of Condition 1 (discontinuation of use and restoration of land) of planning permission 24/00405/FUL as amended by 26/00217/NMMA (Temporary use of the front forecourt as a bus depot (Sui Generis); works including the installation of a temporary hydrogen refuelling facility, the erection of a temporary maintenance building and the installation of a 2.4-metre-high boundary fence.) to amend the discontinuation of use and restoration date from 5th August 2026 to 5th February 2028.

    Granted Amendments 8 docs
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  • 2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL

    26/00238/FUL Submitted 31 Mar 2026 132m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun

    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.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs

  • 2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL

    26/00217/NMMA Submitted 26 Mar 2026 132m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/00405/FUL (Temporary use of the front forecourt as a bus depot (Sui Generis) for a period of up to 24 months; works including the installation of a temporary hydrogen refuelling facility, the erection of a temporary maintenance building and the installation of a 2.4-metre-high boundary fence), to remove reference to a 24-month period.

    Granted Amendments 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • 2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL

    24/00405/FUL Submitted 23 May 2024 132m away

    Temporary use of the front forecourt as a bus depot (Sui Generis) for a period of up to 24 months; works including the installation of a temporary hydrogen refuelling facility, the erection of a temporary maintenance building and the installation of a 2.4-metre-high boundary fence.

    Granted Full applications 15 docs
    Small domestic

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