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Westgate House Museum Street Ipswich Suffolk

Granted Ipswich 23/00457/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use of the first and second floor offices (Use Class E(g)) to provision of education (Use Class F1(a)), community space (Use Class F2(b)) and associated office/administrative functions.

As published by the council, reference 23/00457/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00457/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
14 Jun 2023
Validated
14 Jun 2023
Decided
9 Aug 2023
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jun 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 9 Aug 2023

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 9 August 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.

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