Planning application
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from 6 person, 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), to 8 person, 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 25/00629/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00629/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- BIXLEY
- Parish
- Northeast Area
- Postcode
- IP4 4SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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25/00859/CON Awaiting decision
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Discharge of Conditions 2,4,5 and 6 of planning permission 25/00629/FUL (Change of use from 6 person, 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), to 8 person, 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).) relating to EV charging facilities, refuse/recycling storage and presentation, residents management plan and cycle storage.
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24/00507/FUL Refused
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Change of use from 6 bed HMO (C4 use class) to 9 bed HMO (Sui Generis use class).
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24/00331/CLD Granted
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Application for certificate of lawful development/use for proposed change from single dwellinghouse (Class C3 use) to a house of multiple occupation (Class C4 use) for no more than six people.
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24/00219/CLD Granted
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable conversion, erection of rear dormer, erection of single-storey rear/side extension and conversion of existing garage to a study.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Ipswich
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22 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/00859/CON Awaiting decision
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Discharge of Conditions 2,4,5 and 6 of planning permission 25/00629/FUL (Change of use from 6 person, 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), to 8 person, 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).) relating to EV charging facilities, refuse/recycling storage and presentation, residents management plan and cycle storage.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 17 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
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313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Application for certificate of lawful development/use for proposed change from single dwellinghouse (Class C3 use) to a house of multiple occupation (Class C4 use) for no more than six people.
Granted Lawful development 15 docsDomestic -
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
96% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jan
Discharge of Conditions 2,4,5 and 6 of planning permission 25/00629/FUL (Change of use from 6 person, 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), to 8 person, 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).) relating to EV charging facilities, refuse/recycling storage and presentation, residents management plan and cycle storage.
Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs -
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Change of use from 6 bed HMO (C4 use class) to 9 bed HMO (Sui Generis use class).
Refused Full applications 10 docs -
313 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable conversion, erection of rear dormer, erection of single-storey rear/side extension and conversion of existing garage to a study.
Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 9 docsSmall domestic -
309 Colchester Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4SF
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Granted Amendments Extension Roofing +1 3 docsSmall domestic
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