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196 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LH

Refused Ipswich 23/00527/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 of mixed use building comprising of a 5 bed HMO and 1 no. flat, to HMO comprising of up to 8 no. bedrooms (Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference 23/00527/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00527/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
4 Jul 2023
Validated
12 Jul 2023
Decided
23 Oct 2023
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 2LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jul 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 12 Jul 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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