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Gipping Court 4 Constantine Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EB

Granted Ipswich 25/00733/P3SPA Prior Approval Solar PV

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

Proposal

Prior notification for the installation of a 50kWp solar PV system to the roof of Gipping Court, consisting of approximately 110 panels.

As published by the council, reference 25/00733/P3SPA

Application record

Reference
25/00733/P3SPA
Type
Prior Approval Solar PV
Status
Approved
Decision
Permitted
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Decided
5 Dec 2025
Ward
GIPPING
Parish
Southwest Area
Postcode
IP1 2EB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 5 December 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.

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