Planning application
St Mary Le Tower Church Tower Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of two non-illuminated free-standing signs and three non-illuminated wall-mounted signs.
As published by the council, reference 25/00309/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00309/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 16 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3BN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00802/FUL Granted
St Mary Le Tower Church Tower Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BN
Installation of shed and associated landscaping works.
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21/00302/CALF Granted
St Mary Le Tower Church Tower Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BN
Works to trees: Sycamore (T3) - Prune back 1-2m; Holly (T4) - remove 3 stems closest to church; Cotonester (T5) - remove leaning stem on church side; Laburnum (T6) - remove lowest branch on church side; Holly (T7) - remove major deadwood; Hollies (T8 and T9) reduce by up to 2m; Unknown species (T10) - reduce by 3m all round.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2025
Received by Ipswich
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17 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 30 March 2026, 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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