Planning application
3 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5BU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to small (two-bed) children's home (Use Class C2).
As published by the council, reference 25/00070/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00070/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 28 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2025
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 5BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2025
Received by Ipswich
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29 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 26 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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