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157 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DS

Granted Ipswich 24/00843/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from use class C4 (Small HMO) to a 3 bed (2 residents + 1 sleep-in staff) Residential Care Home Facility (C2).

As published by the council, reference 24/00843/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00843/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
31 Oct 2024
Validated
7 Nov 2024
Decided
5 Jun 2025
Ward
WESTGATE
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP1 4DS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/00447/CLD Refused

    157 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DS

    Certificate of lawful use of existing residential dwelling (Use Class C3) for proposed use as a child care home (Use Class C2).

    Decided 15 Aug 2024 Lawful development
  • 23/00528/FUL Refused

    157 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DS

    Change of use from 6 unit House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4) to 8 unit HMO (sui generis).

    Decided 23 Oct 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 7 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 5 June 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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Nearby applications

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  • 157 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DS

    23/00528/FUL Submitted 5 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from 6 unit House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4) to 8 unit HMO (sui generis).

    Refused Full applications 10 docs
    Several homes

  • 157 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DS

    24/00447/CLD Submitted 24 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawful use of existing residential dwelling (Use Class C3) for proposed use as a child care home (Use Class C2).

    Refused Lawful development 10 docs
    Domestic

  • 184 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DR

    23/00615/CON Submitted 1 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 of Prior Approval 23/00396/P3MPA (change of use from retail (Class E(a)) to form 2 x 1 bedroom flats (Class C3(a)) relating to bike storage.

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    Withdrawn Prior approval Extension 6 docs
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  • 117 Bramford Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4DH

    24/00860/P3JPA Submitted 8 Nov 2024 150 yards away

    Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to a single residential dwelling with the existing residential property (Use Class C3).

    Withdrawn Prior approval 2 docs
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