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31 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5QN

Refused Ipswich 23/00671/CLD Certificate of Lawful Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawful use (existing) of premises as a vape shop from previous use as a beauty salon and display of advertisements with deemed consent.

As published by the council, reference 23/00671/CLD

Application record

Reference
23/00671/CLD
Type
Certificate of Lawful Development
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
23 Aug 2023
Validated
24 Aug 2023
Decided
19 Oct 2023
Ward
BIXLEY
Parish
Northeast Area
Postcode
IP4 5QN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Aug 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 24 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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