Planning application
The Gallery Studio Theatre St Georges Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Alterations to existing first-floor theatre seating, including seating replacement, reconfiguration of auditorium, alteration to balcony railing, construction of new technical control room, and exposure of hidden historic features.
As published by the council, reference 25/00141/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00141/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 20 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2025
- Ward
- WESTGATE
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3LH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00799/CON Awaiting decision
The Gallery Studio Theatre St Georges Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LH
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 4 of 25/00141/LBC (Alterations to existing first-floor theatre seating, including seating replacement, reconfiguration of auditorium, alteration to balcony railing, construction of new technical control room, and exposure of hidden historic features), relating to details of installation of new seating platforms over pre-existing platforms; removal and storage of remaining fixed segment of balcony railing; and installation of architectural lighting in auditorium.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2025
Received by Ipswich
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26 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/00799/CON Awaiting decision
The Gallery Studio Theatre St Georges Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LH
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 4 of 25/00141/LBC (Alterations to existing first-floor theatre seating, including seating replacement, reconfiguration of auditorium, alteration to balcony railing, construction of new technical control room, and exposure of hidden historic features), relating to details of installation of new seating platforms over pre-existing platforms; removal and storage of remaining fixed segment of balcony railing; and installation of architectural lighting in auditorium.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 26 March 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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