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158 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LH

Refused Ipswich 24/00385/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 development for use of single dwelling house (Use Class C3) as a HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) for up to 4 people (Use Class C4).

As published by the council, reference 24/00385/CLD

Application record

Reference
24/00385/CLD
Type
Certificate of Lawful Development
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
29 May 2024
Validated
30 May 2024
Decided
17 Jul 2024
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 2LH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/00824/FUL Refused

    158 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LH

    Change of use from 4 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 5 resident (3 bed) HMO (Use Class C4) (retrospective application).

    Decided 23 Dec 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 May 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 30 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 158 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LH

    24/00824/FUL Submitted 25 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use from 4 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 5 resident (3 bed) HMO (Use Class C4) (retrospective application).

    Refused Full applications 5 docs
    Domestic

  • 176 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LH

    24/00516/CLD Submitted 16 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawful development for existing use of premises as an HMO (C4 use class) for up to 6 people.

    Granted Lawful development 3 docs

  • Amenity Land Palmerston Court Palmerston Road Ipswich Suffolk

    21/00137/TALF Submitted 9 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Works to trees protected by TPO 2 of 2019: Maple (T1) - Fell.

    Refused Trees 7 docs

  • 147 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LP

    23/00807/CON Submitted 16 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 2 of Listed Building Consent 23/00556/LBC (Renewal of painted, single-glazed, timber french doors and fanlight over with painted double-glazed timber facsimile french doors to match existing.) relating to joinery drawings.

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 2 docs

  • 147 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LP

    23/00556/LBC Submitted 14 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Renewal of painted, single-glazed, timber french doors and fanlight over with painted double-glazed timber facsimile french doors to match existing. Application of Thermablok Aerogel material to external walls, to both side elevations and to rear elevation. Works to remedy damp wall in WC by to excavating soil to expose brickwork, cleaning and repointing with lime mortar, replacing any defective bricks, and replacing the excavated soil with gravel.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 7 docs

  • 41 Oxford Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1NL

    24/00383/CLD Submitted 29 May 2024 100 yards away

    Certificate of Lawful development for use of single dwelling house (Use Class C3) as a HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) for up to 4 people (Use Class C4).

    Refused Lawful development 2 docs
    Domestic

In Ipswich

  • 26/00571/CLD Granted

    69 Foxhall Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8JX

    Certificate of Lawful Use (existing) for use of premises as small HMO (use class C4).

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00643/CLD Granted

    52 Marlborough Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5BA

    Certificate of Lawful Development relating to a proposed loft conversion, including front facing roof lights and rear facing dormer.

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00698/CLD Awaiting decision

    11 Westerfield Court Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed installation of powder-coated aluminium framed doors in place of a window, and flue and chimney, all on rear elevation.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00675/CLD Awaiting decision

    41 Ribbans Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8XL

    Certificate of Lawful Development for the erection of a garden room measuring 4.0m (W) x 3.0m (L) x 3.0m (H).

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00669/CLD Awaiting decision

    22 St Augustine Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8PT

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed siting of mobile home in rear garden to be used as an annexe ancillary to 22 St Augustine Road.

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Lawful development