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43 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

Refused Ipswich 25/00222/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from single dwellinghouse (use class C3) to 6 bedroom / person HMO (use class C4).

As published by the council, reference 25/00222/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00222/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
24 Mar 2025
Validated
27 Mar 2025
Decided
9 Jun 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 5DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00399/FUL Granted

    43 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    Change of Use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a Children's Residential Home (Use Class C2), and erection of cycle storage and refuse bin storage.

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 27 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Ipswich refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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  • 43 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    26/00399/FUL Submitted 22 May 2026 50 yards away

    Change of Use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a Children's Residential Home (Use Class C2), and erection of cycle storage and refuse bin storage.

    Granted Full applications 15 docs
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  • 73 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    26/00549/FUL Submitted 21 Jul 2026 100 yards away

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  • 73 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    24/00632/FUL Submitted 29 Aug 2024 100 yards away

    Installation of horizontal cladding on road facing elevations (retrospective).

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  • 181 Cauldwell Hall Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DA

    26/00617/FUL Submitted 7 Aug 2026 100 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

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  • 5 Marlborough Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5AT

    21/00388/FUL Submitted 16 Apr 2021 100 yards away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs
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    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications