Planning application
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall.
As published by the council, reference 25/00683/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00683/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 2BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00198/CON Granted
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Discharge of Conditions 2, 3 & 4 of Listed Building Consent 25/00683/LBC (New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall).
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21/00579/VC Granted
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 18/00617/FUL involving alterations to roof finishes and material treatments to the entrance surround, and Condition 4 to be removed (relating to programme of archaeology work).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Ipswich
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22 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 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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26/00198/CON Granted
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Discharge of Conditions 2, 3 & 4 of Listed Building Consent 25/00683/LBC (New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 24 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.
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