Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

Granted Ipswich 25/00665/P3JPA Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling

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

Proposal

Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to one self contained dwelling (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 25/00665/P3JPA

Application record

Reference
25/00665/P3JPA
Type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Status
Prior Approval Required and Approved
Decision
Permitted
Received
26 Sep 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Decided
26 Nov 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00892/CON Granted

    26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 2 (cycle storage details) of application 25/00665/P3JPA: Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to one self contained dwelling (Use Class C3).

    Decided 30 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00847/CON Granted

    26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 25/00667/FUL (Reconfiguration of the ground floor street frontage.) relating to facing materials and external window and door finishes and profiles.

    Decided 14 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00667/FUL Granted

    26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    Reconfiguration of the ground floor street frontage.

    Decided 17 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2025

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 2 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 25/00892/CON Granted

    26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 2 (cycle storage details) of application 25/00665/P3JPA: Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to one self contained dwelling (Use Class C3).

    Decided 30 Dec 2025 Conditions

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 26 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00847/CON Submitted 1 Dec 2025 0m away

    Discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 25/00667/FUL (Reconfiguration of the ground floor street frontage.) relating to facing materials and external window and door finishes and profiles.

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 7 docs

  • 26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00667/FUL Submitted 26 Sep 2025 0m away

    Reconfiguration of the ground floor street frontage.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

  • 26 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00892/CON Submitted 11 Dec 2025 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 2 (cycle storage details) of application 25/00665/P3JPA: Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to one self contained dwelling (Use Class C3).

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
    Domestic

  • 28 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00398/FUL Submitted 27 May 2025 7m away

    Change of use from offices (Class E(g)(i)) to 3 x 1 bedroom and 1 x 2 bedroom flats (Class C3) with addition of first-floor level rear extension, roof dormer on rear elevation with balcony and sky-lights on front roof elevation.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 10 docs

  • Former First And Second Floor 1 Friars Courtyard 30 - 32 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RJ

    25/00565/P3JPA Submitted 4 Aug 2025 13m away

    Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to six self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3).

    Granted Prior approval 15 docs

  • Brama Care Ltd First And Second Floor 1 Friars Courtyard 30 - 32 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RJ

    24/00985/P3JPA Submitted 12 Dec 2024 13m away

    Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to six self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3).

    Granted Prior approval 8 docs

In Ipswich

  • 26/00670/PDE Awaiting decision

    13 Parnell Close Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6SR

    Prior notification of proposed erection of single-storey rear extension (conservatory) projecting 4.0m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 4m and maximum eaves height of 2.5m.

    4 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00668/PDE Awaiting decision

    34 Heath Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5SA

    Prior notification of proposed erection of single-storey rear extension projecting 4.93m from the original rear wall of the building with a maximum overall height of 3.61m and eaves height of 2.67m.

    3 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00667/PDE Awaiting decision

    43 Blandford Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8SQ

    Prior notification of the erection of a single-storey rear extension projecting 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 4m and eaves height of 2.4m.

    2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00664/PDE Awaiting decision

    74 Hawke Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 0JD

    Prior notification of the erection of a single-storey rear extension projecting 4.8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 3.75m and eaves height of 2.8m.

    1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00652/P3SPA Awaiting decision

    4 Crane Boulevard Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SQ

    Prior notification for installation of roof-mounted solar PV with a maximum installed capacity of 318.92 kWp.

    26 Aug 2026 Prior approval