Planning application
8 Little Croft Street Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8EE
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 bed, 6 person small HMO (use class C4).
As published by the council, reference 25/00370/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00370/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 14 May 2025
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2025
- Ward
- BRIDGE
- Parish
- Southwest Area
- Postcode
- IP2 8EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00087/CON Granted
8 Little Croft Street Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8EE
Discharge of Conditions 2 (management plan) and 3 (noise assessment) of application 25/00596/FUL: Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a five-person HMO (Use Class C4).
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25/00596/FUL Granted
8 Little Croft Street Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8EE
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a five-person HMO (Use Class C4).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2025
Received by Ipswich
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10 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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16 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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8 Little Croft Street Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8EE
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