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79 - 81 Norwich Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2PR

Refused Ipswich 24/00797/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Conversion of commercial premises (Use Class E) into two flats (Use Class C3) with installation of a doorway on front elevation.

As published by the council, reference 24/00797/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00797/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Oct 2024
Validated
4 Dec 2024
Decided
17 Mar 2025
Ward
WESTGATE
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP1 2PR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/00357/FUL Granted

    79 - 81 Norwich Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2PR

    Change of use of commercial premises (Use Class E) into a one-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) with replacement of large glazing with two smaller windows and formation of bin storage on the front elevation.

    Decided 2 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 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.

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  • 79 - 81 Norwich Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2PR

    25/00357/FUL Submitted 8 May 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of commercial premises (Use Class E) into a one-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) with replacement of large glazing with two smaller windows and formation of bin storage on the front elevation.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs
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