Planning application
Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Works: Extension Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion and extension of building to provide 16 dwellings, with associated works.
As published by the council, reference 24/00118/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00118/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 13 Feb 2024
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2024
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2025
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 1BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00064/CON Granted
Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Discharge of conditions 3,5,6,8,11,14,15 and 16 of planning permission 24/00118/FUL (Conversion and extension of building to provide 16 dwellings, with associated works.) relating to Archaeological Scheme of Investigation; Materials; Cycle and bin Storage, broadband, landscaping and surfacing, parking and EV charging; Tree Protection; Highways, Surface Water Drainage, Construction Management Plan and Footpaths.
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25/00895/TALF Granted
Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Works to trees protected by TPO 3 of 2005: T1 - London Plane - Crown raise to 5-6m above the highway and at least 2.5-3m above footpaths. Reduce in height by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Reduce side lateral branches by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Remove all major dead wood. Create suitable clearance from the building of up to 2m on Northern aspect. T3,T4,T5,T6,T9,T10,T11,T12 - London Plane -Crown raise to 5-6m above the highway and at least 2.5-3m above footpaths. Reduce in height by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Reduce side lateral branches by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Remove all major dead wood. T2- London Plane - Sectionally fell to ground level. T7 - London Plane - Sectionally fell to ground level. T8 - Ash - Sectionally fell to ground level.
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25/00752/VC Granted
Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Removal of Condition 17 (bus stop improvement) of planning permission IP/24/00118/FUL (Conversion and extension of building to provide 16 dwellings, with associated works).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2024
Received by Ipswich
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11 Mar 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 18 September 2025, 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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Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Removal of Condition 17 (bus stop improvement) of planning permission IP/24/00118/FUL (Conversion and extension of building to provide 16 dwellings, with associated works).
Granted Amendments Extension 2 docsMajor scheme -
Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Discharge of conditions 3,5,6,8,11,14,15 and 16 of planning permission 24/00118/FUL (Conversion and extension of building to provide 16 dwellings, with associated works.) relating to Archaeological Scheme of Investigation; Materials; Cycle and bin Storage, broadband, landscaping and surfacing, parking and EV charging; Tree Protection; Highways, Surface Water Drainage, Construction Management Plan and Footpaths.
Granted Conditions Extension Trees 10 docsMajor scheme -
Gym And Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BU
Works to trees protected by TPO 3 of 2005: T1 - London Plane - Crown raise to 5-6m above the highway and at least 2.5-3m above footpaths. Reduce in height by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Reduce side lateral branches by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Remove all major dead wood. Create suitable clearance from the building of up to 2m on Northern aspect. T3,T4,T5,T6,T9,T10,T11,T12 - London Plane -Crown raise to 5-6m above the highway and at least 2.5-3m above footpaths. Reduce in height by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Reduce side lateral branches by approximately 2-3m to suitable replacement growth points. Remove all major dead wood. T2- London Plane - Sectionally fell to ground level. T7 - London Plane - Sectionally fell to ground level. T8 - Ash - Sectionally fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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