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Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

Refused Ipswich 23/00418/LBC Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference 23/00418/LBC

Application record

Reference
23/00418/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
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
  • 23/00417/FUL Refused

    Former Elm House 25 Elm Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AD

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

    Decided 27 Nov 2023 Full applications

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

7 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

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

    23/00417/FUL Submitted 31 May 2023 50 yards away

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

    Refused Full applications 25 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

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    Unitarian Meeting House Friars Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1TD

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    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00561/LBC Granted

    33 Westgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3DR

    Installation of a new external signage scheme to the existing ground floor commercial premises.

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00494/LBC Granted

    5 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5BU

    Replacement of wood burning stove and basement door.

    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00723/LBC Awaiting decision

    6 Soane Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BG

    Change of use of centre for prayer and meditation to single dwelling house including works of damp proofing, removal of & construction of studwork partitions, replacement of internal doors, reconfiguration of internal layout, upgrading (by replacement) of secondary double glazing to windows, installation of extract fans and domestic smoke / heat / CO² alarm system & upgrading fire resistance of ground floor ceilings.

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00716/LBC Awaiting decision

    44 Tacket Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BA

    Change of use of first floor of 42-44 Tacket Street to form 5 bedroomed, 5 person HMO, together with associated works to the listed building and rear car park.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings