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4 Great Colman Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2AD

Granted Ipswich 25/00217/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor to mixed women's and children centre (use class E(f)) and place of religious instruction (use class F1(f)); and change of use of first and second floor to 4-bed (up to 8-person) HMO (Sui Generis) for use ancillary to the proposed E(f) and F1(f) use; and internal remodelling to provide internal link to adjoining premises at 6 Great Colman Street.

As published by the council, reference 25/00217/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00217/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
19 Mar 2025
Validated
24 Mar 2025
Decided
29 May 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 2AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00858/FUL Granted

    4 Great Colman Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2AD

    Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to commercial (Use Class E) and residential (Use Class C3). Alteration to floor layouts. Removal of ground floor flat roof and addition of outside refuse area.

    Decided 5 Apr 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2025

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 May 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 29 May 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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  • 4 Great Colman Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2AD

    23/00858/FUL Submitted 30 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to commercial (Use Class E) and residential (Use Class C3). Alteration to floor layouts. Removal of ground floor flat roof and addition of outside refuse area.

    Granted Full applications 9 docs

  • 6 Great Colman Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2AD

    21/00319/CLD Submitted 6 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawful Development for existing public worship or religious instruction (Class F1(f)).

    Granted Lawful development 4 docs

  • 2 Great Colman Street Ipswich Suffolk

    21/00525/FUL Submitted 12 May 2021 50 yards away

    Change of use from beauty salon (Sui Generis) to dwellinghouse (Classes C3).

    Granted Full applications 7 docs
    Domestic

  • 10 Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BZ

    25/00353/VCLBC Submitted 30 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Variation of condition 1 of IP/20/00273/LBC (Internal alterations to form an entrance lobby at ground floor and associated works to convert first and second floors to form 1 no. residential flat over existing shop) to replace drawing to show removal of first floor toilet and introduction of ground floor toilet for shop employees.

    Granted Amendments 2 docs

  • 10 Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BZ

    25/00343/NMMA Submitted 30 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/00274/FUL (Change of use of first and second floors from Use Class A2 to Use Class C3 to form 1 no. residential flat over existing shop) including to replace drawings to show removal of first floor toilet and introduction of ground floor toilet for shop employees.

    Granted Amendments 3 docs

  • 12 Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3DB

    21/00513/FUL Submitted 11 May 2021 50 yards away

    Installation of new ducting and flue.

    Granted Full applications 8 docs

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    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
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