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158 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LH

Refused Ipswich 24/00824/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 24/00824/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00824/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
25 Oct 2024
Validated
6 Nov 2024
Decided
23 Dec 2024
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 2LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Oct 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 6 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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