Planning application
45 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)) and hotel (Use Class C1) to mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)), and 21no. residential units (Use Class C3)), and community use (Use Class F2); insertion of 4no. new ground floor windows; creation of 1no. first floor roof garden; and including ancillary works including window replacements, roofing repairs (and internally, insertion of new stairwell, and remodelling of internal spaces).
As published by the council, reference 25/00533/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00533/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 10 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
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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25/00532/LBC Granted
45 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk
Change of use from mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)) and hotel (Use Class C1) to mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)) and residential (Use Class C3)), and community use (Use Class F2); insertion of 4no. new ground floor windows; creation of 1no. first floor roof garden; and including ancillary works such as window replacements and roofing repairs (and internally: insertion of new stairwell; remodelling of internal spaces necessitating removal and replacement of partition walls; insertion of new doors within partition walls; and new fixtures, fittings, and services throughout).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2025
Received by Ipswich
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29 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 3 July 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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45 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk
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