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Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

Granted Ipswich 25/00785/NMMA Non Material Minor Amendment

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

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access) to change condition 33 (crossing improvement scheme) trigger point from 39% occupations to 75% occupations; and to change condition 34 (uncontrolled crossing points) trigger point from 39% occupations to 75% occupations.

As published by the council, reference 25/00785/NMMA

Application record

Reference
25/00785/NMMA
Type
Non Material Minor Amendment
Status
Approved
Decision
Permitted
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Decided
12 Dec 2025
Ward
GAINSBOROUGH
Parish
Southeast Area

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 17 applications since 2025: 11 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00350/NMMA Awaiting decision

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Non-material amendment to planning permission IP/17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access) involving alteration of wording to Condition 28 of the permission to create parts a, b and c and thereby enable partial/phased discharge.

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00344/NMMA Awaiting decision

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Non-material amendment to planning permission IP/23/00922/FUL (Residential development comprising of 11 new dwellings (involving 3 associated plot amendments of 22/00856/REM) alteration of wording to Condition 17 with associated vehicular access, parking, private amenity space and landscaping) involving re-wording of Condition 17 to create three parts to the condition thereby permitting partial discharge of the condition.

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00072/NMMA Refused

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access) to change condition 33 (crossing improvement scheme) trigger point from 75% occupations to 100% occupations; and to change condition 34 (uncontrolled crossing points) trigger point from 75% occupations to 100% occupations.

    Decided 26 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • 25/00941/CON Awaiting decision

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of condition 28 of planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access.) relating to contamination remediation.

    Submitted 23 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00829/CON Granted

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of condition 34 of planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access.) relating to provision of a footway crossing.

    Decided 11 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00740/CON Refused

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 9 of planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access.) relating to play equipment.

    Decided 12 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00679/CON Awaiting decision

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of condition 22 of planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access.) relating to drainage.

    Submitted 3 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00558/CON Granted

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 4 of planning permission IP/22/00856/REM (Application for approval of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission ref:IP/17/00769/OUT (Development of up to 85 residential dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works), comprising appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (85 dwellings in total), together with details to discharge conditions 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 40 attached to outline permission 17/00769/OUT) relating to pedestrian visibility splays.

    Decided 18 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00539/CON Granted

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Discharge of Condition 20 (infiltration) of application 23/00922/FUL: Residential development comprising of 11 new dwellings (involving 3 associated plot amendments of 22/00856/REM) with associated vehicular access, parking, private amenity space and landscaping.

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00540/NMMA Granted

    Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    Non-material amendment to outline planning permission 17/00769/OUT (Outline application for the erection of up to 85 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works. All matters reserved except access.) including changing condition 33 (crossing improvement scheme) trigger point from pre-above slab to 39% of occupations; and changing condition 34 (uncontrolled crossing points) from pre-occupation to 39% of occupations.

    Decided 11 Sep 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 12 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 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.

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 12 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    25/00679/CON Submitted 3 Oct 2025 0m away

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  • Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    22/00856/REM Submitted 4 Oct 2022 0m away

    Application for approval of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission ref: IP/17/00769/OUT (Development of up to 85 residential dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and ancillary infrastructure and works), comprising appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (85 dwellings in total), together with details to discharge conditions 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 40. attached to outline permission 17/00769/OUT.

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  • Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

    25/00240/NMMA Submitted 27 Mar 2025 0m away

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  • Former Norsk Hydro Ltd Sandyhill Lane Ipswich Suffolk

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    Awaiting decision Amendments 2 docs
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