25/00737/CLD

1. 20 Oct 2025

   Received by Ipswich

2. 21 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 25/00657/CALF Granted

  57 Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UU

  Works to tree: Leylandii: Trim back outer boundary side to back of footway, trim back by up to 1.5m on inner boundary side and reduce height by up to 1.5m.

  26 Sep 2025 54m away Trees
• 26/00533/CALF Awaiting decision

  33 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SX

  Works to tree: Remove the lowest northern limb of Sycamore (T1) by pruning back to the parent stem at the branch collar.

  15 Jul 2026 67m away Trees
• 26/00493/CALF Awaiting decision

  33 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SX

  Works to Trees: T1 - Multi-stem self-seeded broadleaf tree (believed to be Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima): Fell to ground level. Grind out or remove the stump and treat the remaining root system as necessary to prevent regrowth. Remove associated root suckers arising within the garden.

  30 Jun 2026 67m away Trees
• 24/00756/CALF Granted

  25 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SX

  Works to trees: Ash - reduce to 6m; Spruce - reduce to 6m; 2no. Pines - lift crown by 2-3m, remove deadwood and prune branches by up to 2m; Lombardi Poplar - fell.

  7 Oct 2024 76m away Trees
• 26/00437/CALF Granted

  2 Manor Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UX

  Works to trees: (T1) Vanilla tree - Removal. (T2) Sycamore tree - Removal.

  8 Jun 2026 102m away Trees
• 26/00172/CLD Granted

  75 Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2XP

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed erection of rear roof extension, hip to gable extension and new staircase.

  10 Mar 2026 130m away Lawful development

• 26/00571/CLD Awaiting decision

  69 Foxhall Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8JX

  Certificate of Lawful Use (existing) for use of premises as small HMO (use class C4).

  29 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00522/CLD Awaiting decision

  University Campus Suffolk Long Street Ipswich Suffolk

  Certificate of Lawful Development for continued Class E use of building (former nursery to office space) and addition of external air source heat pump.

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00348/CLD Granted

  23 Heathercroft Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6QQ

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing siting of a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.

  14 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00517/CLD Awaiting decision

  446 Norwich Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5DU

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing siting of a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00523/CLD Awaiting decision

  14 Warwick Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QD

  Certificate of Lawful Development for the creation of a rear roof dormer.

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development