Planning application
Education Centre 11 Fore Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1JW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective removal of chimneys and replacement with reduced height chimneys, construction of multi-use play area with boundary fencing, installation of security gates, installation of electric vehicle charge points.
As published by the council, reference 25/00446/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00446/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 16 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2025
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 1JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00444/LBC Granted
Education Centre 11 Fore Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1JW
Reduction of chimneys, internal alterations and the introduction of a play area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2025
Received by Ipswich
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7 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Sep 2025
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
25 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 24 September 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.
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