Planning application
University Of Suffolk Campus Long Street Ipswich Suffolk
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of new air handling units and associated plant for the internal refurbishment of the existing Library Building.
As published by the council, reference 25/00741/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00741/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
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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21/00840/CON Granted
University Of Suffolk Campus Long Street Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 4 of planning permission 20/00978/FUL relating to noise rating of air handling units
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21/00670/FUL Granted
University Of Suffolk Campus Long Street Ipswich Suffolk
Change of use of part of East Building from Class F1(a) (provision of education) to Class E(e) (provision of health services).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Ipswich
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21 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 16 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.
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