Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

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

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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 43 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    26/00399/FUL Submitted 22 May 2026 0m 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
    Domestic

  • 73 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    26/00549/FUL Submitted 21 Jul 2026 86m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

    Cladding of road facing elevations with red facing brick slips on backing board after removal of horizontal cladding.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs

  • 73 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DE

    24/00632/FUL Submitted 29 Aug 2024 86m away

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

    Refused Full applications 5 docs

  • 181 Cauldwell Hall Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DA

    26/00617/FUL Submitted 7 Aug 2026 97m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

    Change of use of 179 Cauldwell Hall Road from single dwelling to shop and animal welfare centre and first floor flat, subsumed into 181 Cauldwell Hall Road animal welfare centre; erection of animal accommodation to the rear of 179 Cauldwell Hall Road; replacement single storey rear extension to 181 and 179 Cauldwell Hall Road; refurbishment of existing animal pens, and erection of cycle stores; insertion and alterations to first floor side elevation windows.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • 166 St Johns Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5DD

    25/00376/ADV Submitted 15 May 2025 106m away

    Application for signage (laminated sticker window displays).

    Granted Advertising Windows or glazing 9 docs

  • 5 Marlborough Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5AT

    21/00388/FUL Submitted 16 Apr 2021 110m away

    Erection of single-storey side extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs
    Small domestic

In Ipswich

  • 26/00613/FPF Granted

    Fringe Area Applications Various Sites Ipswich Suffolk

    Babergh District Council fringe application: APPLICATION FOR RESERVED MATTERS - DC/26/03372 - Submission of Details (Reserved Matters) Application for Outline Planning Permission DC/21/05110 (Hybrid Application for Interchange 55 comprising predominantly industrial (B2 use) and warehousing (B8 use) and prospective offices, research and light industry (E(g) (i, ii, iii) uses) buildings) for the Appearance and Layout of 6no polytunnels and formation of an informal parking area.

    11 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 25/00639/FUL Granted

    Former Golden Ship Inn Cliff Road Ipswich Suffolk

    Demolition of existing brick masonry wall and cart lodge/store and the erection of a two-storey building comprising 2no. dwellinghouses (Class C3).

    22 Sep 2025 Full applications
  • 26/00501/FUL Granted

    48 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3AJ

    Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch.

    3 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00659/FUL Awaiting decision

    26 Bucklesham Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8TN

    Erection of sliding gates to driveway entrance and modifications to front boundary wall.

    28 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00443/FUL Refused

    Car Parking Area Rear Of 29 To 91 Oakstead Close Ipswich Suffolk

    Change of use of 4 no. car parking spaces to site 4 no. storage containers for self-storage purposes (Use Class B8) for a temporary period of 3 years (part retrospective).

    9 Jun 2026 Full applications