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Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

Refused Ipswich 23/00417/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from commercial (Class E) to 3no residential dwellings (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 23/00417/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00417/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
31 May 2023
Validated
13 Jul 2023
Decided
27 Nov 2023
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP1 2AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 23/00597/CON Granted

    Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

    Discharge of Condition 2 (refuse storage) of planning permission 21/00829/P3JPA.

    Decided 3 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • 23/00418/LBC Refused

    Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

    Interior alterations to walls, partitions, and doorways to reorder use of the building to change the use of the building from commercial (Class E) to residential use (Class C3).

    Decided 27 Nov 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 13 Jul 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Sep 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.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

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  • Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

    23/00418/LBC Submitted 31 May 2023 50 yards away

    Interior alterations to walls, partitions, and doorways to reorder use of the building to change the use of the building from commercial (Class E) to residential use (Class C3).

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

  • Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

    23/00597/CON Submitted 26 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 2 (refuse storage) of planning permission 21/00829/P3JPA.

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • 27 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk

    23/00431/LBC Submitted 5 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    Addition of external boiler flue to the front elevation of the building and two flues to the rear elevation.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

  • 27 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk

    19/00974/CALF Submitted 25 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Work to trees: Holly tree - fell; Apple tree - crown reduced to 2.5m.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 27 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk

    23/00640/CALF Submitted 11 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Works to trees: Pollard Cherry (T1) at point below where stem is torn out; reduce Apple tree (T2) to height of adjacent gutter and extent of lawn; remove dead/dying Cherry tree (T3); reduce Holly (T4) all over by up to 3m.

    Granted Trees 1 doc

  • Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk

    24/00070/LBC Submitted 26 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Interior alterations to walls, partitions, and doorways to reorder use of the building to change the use of commercial premises (Class E) to 3no. residential dwellings (Class C3).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 35 docs

In Ipswich

  • 26/00572/FUL Granted

    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

    6 Winston Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LS

    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