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5 Commercial Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1UZ

Granted Ipswich 25/00420/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of Use from Class E (a) to a flexible use for Class E (a) or Class B8 (with ancillary retail counter).

As published by the council, reference 25/00420/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00420/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
6 Jun 2025
Validated
12 Sep 2025
Decided
6 Nov 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP1 1UZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/00339/FUL Granted

    5 Commercial Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1UZ

    Installation of new entrance door set.

    Decided 9 Jun 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jun 2025

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 12 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 6 November 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 5 Commercial Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1UZ

    21/00339/FUL Submitted 21 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Installation of new entrance door set.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

  • 9 Commercial Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1UZ

    23/00766/FUL Submitted 4 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    Change of Use from Class E (a) (retail) to a flexible use for Class E (a) (retail) or Class B8 (Trade Counter) (storage and distribution).

    Granted Full applications 7 docs

  • Former Redevelopment Site Grafton Way Ipswich Suffolk

    24/00067/VC Submitted 25 Jan 2024 100 yards away

    Variation of Condition 17 (vehicular areas) of outline planning permission 19/00148/OUT to revise the approved car parking layout.

    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • Former Redevelopment Site Grafton Way Ipswich Suffolk

    23/00825/CON Submitted 20 Oct 2023 100 yards away

    Discharge Condition 28 of Outline Planning Permission 19/00148/OUT (Outline application (with appearance and landscaping as reserved matters) for a residential led mixed - use development for up to 173 houses, up to 335 square metres (GIA) shops, financial/professional, restaurants/cafe, drinking establishment floor space, new pedestrian walkway and cycleway, public open space, landscaping, car parking, internal roads, and associated infrastructure.) relating to the footpath/cycleway connection to Princes Street.

    Split decision Conditions 25 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former Redevelopment Site Grafton Way Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00206/NMMA Submitted 14 Mar 2025 100 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/00148/OUT (Outline application (with appearance and landscaping as reserved matters) for a residential led mixed - use development for up to 173 houses, up to 335 square metres (GIA) shops, financial/professional, restaurants/cafe, drinking establishment floor space, new pedestrian walkway and cycleway, public open space, landscaping, car parking, internal roads, and associated infrastructure.) involving amendment to wording of Condition 28, altering the trigger point to provide the connection to Princes Street bridge from occupation of 75 homes to 150.

    Granted Amendments 3 docs
    Major scheme

  • Former Redevelopment Site Grafton Way Ipswich Suffolk

    24/00818/CON Submitted 25 Oct 2024 100 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (vii) of planning permission 19/00148/OUT (Mixed use development for 173 No. houses and 355m² GIA shops, financial/professional, restaurants/cafe, drinking establishment floor space, new pedestrian walkway and cycleway, public open space, landscaping, car parking, internal roads and associated infrastructure) relating to boundary treatments.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
    Major scheme

In Ipswich

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    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00598/FUL Granted

    53 Sheldrake Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9NP

    Erection of single-storey side extension following demolition of existing attached garage, and erection of single-storey rear extension.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00597/FUL Granted

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    Erection of part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications