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2A Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

Refused Ipswich 23/00614/P3JPA Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling

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

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference 23/00614/P3JPA

Application record

Reference
23/00614/P3JPA
Type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
1 Aug 2023
Validated
1 Aug 2023
Decided
18 Sep 2023
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 1DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

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

  • 24/00271/FUL Granted

    2A Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

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

    Decided 25 Jun 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Aug 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 18 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  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 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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

    23/00242/CLD Submitted 28 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Lawful development 3 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
  • Easton House 4 Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

    24/00854/P3JPA Submitted 7 Nov 2024 50 yards away

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

    Granted Prior approval 7 docs
  • Easton House 4 Turret Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1DL

    26/00057/CON Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 4, 5, and 7 of Prior Approval 24/00854/P3JPA (Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to four self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3).) relating to cycle storage, noise insulation; demolition and construction management strategy, and refuse/recycling bin storage and presentation.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 8 docs

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    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Prior approval