Planning application
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.
As published by the council, reference 25/00194/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00194/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 11 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 14 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- BIXLEY
- Parish
- Northeast Area
- Postcode
- IP3 8NS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 8 applications since 2023: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00736/NMMA Awaiting decision
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas) including new roof edge profile, feature glazed canopy, and solar shading system to the existing entry lobby, with associated roof alterations and making good of existing sedum roof.
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26/00656/TALF Awaiting decision
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Works to tree protected by TPO 3 of 1993: T25 (Oak) - fell.
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26/00546/NMMA Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.) including alterations to parking and cycle provision and layouts; fenestration alterations; M and E enclosures; fencing; new, amended and removed walkways; layout amendments; retaining wall retention.
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26/00454/CON Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 & 8 of planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas), relating to parking provision, air source heat pump and external lighting.
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26/00242/VC Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Variation of condition 2 (extension of time to retain building onsite for a further 20 months) of application 24/00063/FUL (Installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.)
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24/00063/FUL Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
The installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.
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23/00118/TALF Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Works to tree protected by TPO3 of 1993: Remove deadwood from English Oaks T003 and T005, Scots Pine T004, and Sycamore T006 and branches overhanging chalkboard/communal area; remove all deadwood from Sycamore T001 and fell Austrian Pine T002 to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2025
Received by Ipswich
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14 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00736/NMMA Awaiting decision
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas) including new roof edge profile, feature glazed canopy, and solar shading system to the existing entry lobby, with associated roof alterations and making good of existing sedum roof.
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26/00546/NMMA Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.) including alterations to parking and cycle provision and layouts; fenestration alterations; M and E enclosures; fencing; new, amended and removed walkways; layout amendments; retaining wall retention.
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26/00454/CON Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 & 8 of planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas), relating to parking provision, air source heat pump and external lighting.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 5 November 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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The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
The installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.
Granted Full applications 7 docsSmall domestic -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Works to tree protected by TPO3 of 1993: Remove deadwood from English Oaks T003 and T005, Scots Pine T004, and Sycamore T006 and branches overhanging chalkboard/communal area; remove all deadwood from Sycamore T001 and fell Austrian Pine T002 to ground level.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Variation of condition 2 (extension of time to retain building onsite for a further 20 months) of application 24/00063/FUL (Installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.)
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The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.) including alterations to parking and cycle provision and layouts; fenestration alterations; M and E enclosures; fencing; new, amended and removed walkways; layout amendments; retaining wall retention.
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The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
99% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Works to tree protected by TPO 3 of 1993: T25 (Oak) - fell.
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 & 8 of planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas), relating to parking provision, air source heat pump and external lighting.
Granted Conditions Extension 7 docs
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