Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Knapton House 12 Lower Brook Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1AP

Granted Ipswich 23/00242/CLD Certificate of Lawful Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful development/use with regard to use of the building as a medical and multi-speciality clinic providing medical consultancy services to the public and the following works: installation of 5x hand basins with associated plumbing; suspended timber floor altered to form ramp, floorboards to be retained and relaid; siting of large apparatus not fixed to the building; installing of timber and stud wall partitions and timber doors; removal of carpets and installation of new floor coverings; modifying of internal telecommunications network, replacement of fluorescent lights with LED lights and replacement of external signage.

As published by the council, reference 23/00242/CLD

Application record

Reference
23/00242/CLD
Type
Certificate of Lawful Development
Status
Certificate of Lawful Use/Development
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
28 Mar 2023
Validated
29 Mar 2023
Decided
23 May 2023
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 1AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00241/LBC Granted

    Knapton House 12 Lower Brook Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1AP

    Installation of new floor coverings in eleven rooms.

    Decided 23 May 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Mar 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 29 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 May 2023

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 23 May 2023, 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Knapton House 12 Lower Brook Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1AP

    23/00241/LBC Submitted 28 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Installation of new floor coverings in eleven rooms.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs
  • 2A Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

    24/00271/FUL Submitted 12 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    Conversion of building from office use (Use Class E) to 2 no. flats (Use Class C3).

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 10 docs
    Several homes
  • 2A Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

    23/00614/P3JPA Submitted 1 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to two-self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3).

    Refused Prior approval 6 docs
  • Knapton Court 4A - 4B Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00400/CON Submitted 29 May 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions: 1 (Completion of Development); 2 (cycle storage); 3 (Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure); 4 (refuse details); 5 (servicing and delivery vehicle details); 6 (mechanical vent) of application 22/00015/P3JPA: Prior approval for a proposed change of use from offices (Class E(g)) to 6 no. self contained studio, one and two bedroom apartments (Class C3(a)).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
  • Turret House 2 Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

    26/00125/P3JPA Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for the change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to two self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3) comprised of one first floor flat and one ground floor flat.

    Granted Prior approval 15 docs
  • 3 - 4 Lower Brook Mews Ipswich Suffolk

    21/00242/P3JPA Submitted 8 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Prior Approval for a proposed change of use from office (Class E(c))/B1(a)) to 6 no. self-contained flats (Class C3).

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 10 docs

In Ipswich

  • 26/00571/CLD Granted

    69 Foxhall Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8JX

    Certificate of Lawful Use (existing) for use of premises as small HMO (use class C4).

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00643/CLD Granted

    52 Marlborough Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5BA

    Certificate of Lawful Development relating to a proposed loft conversion, including front facing roof lights and rear facing dormer.

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00698/CLD Awaiting decision

    11 Westerfield Court Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed installation of powder-coated aluminium framed doors in place of a window, and flue and chimney, all on rear elevation.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00675/CLD Awaiting decision

    41 Ribbans Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8XL

    Certificate of Lawful Development for the erection of a garden room measuring 4.0m (W) x 3.0m (L) x 3.0m (H).

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00669/CLD Awaiting decision

    22 St Augustine Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8PT

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed siting of mobile home in rear garden to be used as an annexe ancillary to 22 St Augustine Road.

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Lawful development