Planning application
Cardinal Park Grafton Way Ipswich Suffolk
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing retail unit and erection of two new drive thru units (Use Class E) and totem pole for display of advertisements.
As published by the council, reference 25/00053/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00053/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 23 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 20 May 2025
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00438/TALF Granted
Cardinal Park Grafton Way Ipswich Suffolk
Works to trees protected by TPO 15 of 2011: Mixed TG1 group: Crown Raise to 2.5m (Trees 2849/2842/2839/2871/2849); Remove dead branches with a diameter between 5 - 10 cm (Trees 2847/2846/2800); Crown raise to 2.5m and remove deadwood (Tree 2830); Reduce branches to provide building 2m clearance and raise to 2.5m (Trees 2831/2832/2732/2759/2760/2762/27862791); Prune to provide lamppost / Road sign 1m clearance (Trees 2841/2842/2771/2756/27572782); Remove fallen Tree; Reduce by 1.5m to maintain size, balance and shape (Tree 2732); Reduce live branches as needed; Raise to 3m over footpath and 5m over highway (Trees 2763/2764/2766/2767/2773/2812); and Remove all debris.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2025
Received by Ipswich
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20 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 27 May 2026, 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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Works to trees protected by TPO 15 of 2011: Mixed TG1 group: Crown Raise to 2.5m (Trees 2849/2842/2839/2871/2849); Remove dead branches with a diameter between 5 - 10 cm (Trees 2847/2846/2800); Crown raise to 2.5m and remove deadwood (Tree 2830); Reduce branches to provide building 2m clearance and raise to 2.5m (Trees 2831/2832/2732/2759/2760/2762/27862791); Prune to provide lamppost / Road sign 1m clearance (Trees 2841/2842/2771/2756/27572782); Remove fallen Tree; Reduce by 1.5m to maintain size, balance and shape (Tree 2732); Reduce live branches as needed; Raise to 3m over footpath and 5m over highway (Trees 2763/2764/2766/2767/2773/2812); and Remove all debris.
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