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British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EQ

Granted Ipswich 21/00456/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 21/00456/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/00456/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
29 Apr 2021
Validated
29 Apr 2021
Decided
19 Aug 2021
Ward
GIPPING
Parish
Southwest Area
Postcode
IP1 2EQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/00431/P3JPA Granted

    British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EQ

    Application for Prior Approval of change of use from offices to 78 dwellinghouses.

    Decided 5 Aug 2021 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2021

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 19 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

14 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 25/00495/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Sustainable Drainage System Components and Piped Networks) of application 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.

    Decided 3 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00466/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 34 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to provision of electric car club vehicle.

    Decided 22 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00404/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 28 (toucan crossing) of application 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.

    Decided 12 Jun 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00184/NMMA Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference: IP/21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) involving amendment of the wording of Condition 34, to enable 1 electric car club vehicle to be provided within 6 months of final occupation.

    Decided 26 Mar 2025 Amendments
  • 25/00144/CON Split decision

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 13 (remediation scheme) of planning permission 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.

    Decided 24 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00085/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of condition 31 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to provision of residents travel packs.

    Decided 24 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 24/00952/VC Withdrawn

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Variation of planning Condition 34 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) to read '1 electric car club vehicle is to be provided for occupiers by the end of June 2025 to use in accordance with a scheme providing details of the car club operator/management to be submitted and secured and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the car club vehicle shall be retained and maintained for its designated purpose, within its designated space as indicated on drawing no. 6755-MP2-1104-P3 for a minimum period of 3 years.'

    Decided 24 Mar 2025 Amendments
  • 24/00577/NMMA Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) for minor revisions to apartment Block B, eastern boundary wall and amendments to wording of Conditions 9 and 28.

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00443/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Partial discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 5 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to external finishing materials, landscaping, noise mitigation, CCTV and external lighting.

    Decided 1 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 24/00444/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of conditions 16 and 32 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL(Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to cycle/pedestrian path and vehicle manoeuvring areas, cycle storage , EV infrastructure and refuse/recycling facilities.

    Decided 1 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 23/00925/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of conditions 2 (external finishing materials), 3 (soft and hard landscaping), 5 (noise mitigation, CCTV, external lighting), and 29 (landscaping along the Handford Road) of application 21/00456/FUL.

    Decided 1 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 23/00581/NMMA Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) changes to apartments block A, B & C, the house types, changes to office to residential conversion, changes to site layout.

    Decided 5 Dec 2023 Amendments
  • 23/00235/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Conditions 11(iii) and 12 of planning permission IP/21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to contamination remediation.

    Decided 11 Aug 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01054/CON Granted

    Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 6 (renewable generation report), 7 (Fire hydrant details), 8 (Wintertree Software Inc. and programme of works details), 11 (i & ii - ground investigation reports), 18 (AIA), 23 (CSWMP), 27 (widening of footway details), 33 (CEMP) of application 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure).

    Decided 1 Mar 2023 Conditions

Documents

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95 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 19 August 2021, 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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Nearby applications

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  • Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00466/CON Submitted 25 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 34 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to provision of electric car club vehicle.

    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 2 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    24/00577/NMMA Submitted 12 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) for minor revisions to apartment Block B, eastern boundary wall and amendments to wording of Conditions 9 and 28.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 7 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00449/CON Submitted 19 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 19 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to energy/CO2 emissions ratings and water usage.

    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 3 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00144/CON Submitted 20 Feb 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 13 (remediation scheme) of planning permission 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.

    Split decision Conditions New dwelling Demolition 15 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00227/CON Submitted 21 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 15 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to maintenance and management plan.

    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 2 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00085/CON Submitted 31 Jan 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 31 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to provision of residents travel packs.

    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 3 docs
    Major scheme

In Ipswich

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    26 The Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3TB

    Alterations to the front of the house comprising: removal of the existing porch structure, bay window, garden gates, pergola, one garage door, and chimney; erection of single storey extension; erection of a secure covered area adjacent to the garage; new window to replace one garage door (in order to admit light to workshop area incidental to the residential use); installation of 2no. air source heat pumps and solar panels on the roofs; widening of existing vehicular / pedestrian access, at the north end of the site.

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00604/FUL Granted

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    Erection of detached garage with canopy link roof.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00641/FUL Withdrawn

    44 Dale Hall Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RY

    Erection of storage shed on front drive.

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00598/FUL Granted

    53 Sheldrake Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9NP

    Erection of single-storey side extension following demolition of existing attached garage, and erection of single-storey rear extension.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00597/FUL Granted

    22 Martin Road Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8BJ

    Erection of part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications