Planning application
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 19 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to energy/CO2 emissions ratings and water usage.
As published by the council, reference 25/00449/CON
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00449/CON
- Type
- Conditions under Planning Permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 19 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2025
- Ward
- GIPPING
- Parish
- Southwest Area
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 14 applications since 2022: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00495/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 22 (Sustainable Drainage System Components and Piped Networks) of application 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.
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25/00466/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 34 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to provision of electric car club vehicle.
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25/00409/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 9 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to archaeology.
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25/00404/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 28 (toucan crossing) of application 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.
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25/00321/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 13 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to verification of remediation scheme.
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25/00227/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of condition 15 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to maintenance and management plan.
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25/00184/NMMA Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference: IP/21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) involving amendment of the wording of Condition 34, to enable 1 electric car club vehicle to be provided within 6 months of final occupation.
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25/00144/CON Split decision
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 13 (remediation scheme) of planning permission 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.
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25/00085/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of condition 31 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to provision of residents travel packs.
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24/01011/CON Granted
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 3 of Prior Approval 21/00431/P3JPA (Application for Prior Approval of change of use from offices to 78 dwellinghouses.) relating to land contamination investigation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2025
Received by Ipswich
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7 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 7 July 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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Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 34 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) relating to provision of electric car club vehicle.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 2 docsMajor scheme -
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure) for minor revisions to apartment Block B, eastern boundary wall and amendments to wording of Conditions 9 and 28.
Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 7 docsMajor scheme -
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 13 (remediation scheme) of planning permission 21/00456/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.
Split decision Conditions New dwelling Demolition 15 docsMajor scheme -
British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EQ
Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.
Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 95 docsMajor scheme -
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of condition 15 of planning permission 21/00456 (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to maintenance and management plan.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 2 docsMajor scheme -
Former British Telecom Local Communications Services Bibb Way Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of condition 31 of planning permission 21/00456/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings, alterations to external elevations of office building and erection of 72 residential dwellings comprising 41 flats and 31 houses, with associated access roads and new public footpath along the Alderman Canal, new pedestrian access to Handford Road, car parking and cycle storage facilitates, refuse/recycling storage facilities, open space, landscaping and ancillary works and infrastructure.) relating to provision of residents travel packs.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 3 docsMajor scheme
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