25/00794/CLD

1. 10 Nov 2025

   Received by Ipswich

2. 22 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 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

• 26/00039/CLD Granted

  160 Cemetery Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2HL

  Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed erection of single-storey rear extension and internal alterations.

  16 Jan 2026 113m away Lawful development
• 26/00377/TALF Granted

  Tree Belt Adjacent To 5 Vermont Close Ipswich Suffolk

  Works to tree protected by TPO 16 of 2001: Ash tree (within G1) - Prune back by up to 2m overhanging garden of 37 Vermont Crescent.

  19 May 2026 202m away Trees
• 25/00885/PIP Granted

  A C Harding Ltd Vermont Crescent Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2ST

  Demolition of existing industrial building(s), and erection of up to 4no. dwellings.

  10 Dec 2025 218m away Outline
• 26/00375/TALF Granted

  37 Vermont Crescent Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2ST

  Works to tree protected by TPO 13 of 1999: 2no. Ash trees (T1 and T2) - reduce crowns by up to 3m.

  19 May 2026 227m away Trees
• 26/00180/TPD Refused

  MMO2 Site 5660 Rear Of 6 Kiln Close Ipswich Suffolk

  Prior approval determination for proposed removal of existing 15m tower with headframe and 6 no. antennas, and installation of new 24m tower with new headframe (27m to the top), 9 no. antennas, 1 no. transmission dish and ancillary development thereto.

  12 Mar 2026 229m away Telecoms
• 26/00384/FUL Granted

  5 Vermont Crescent Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2ST

  Replacement of the front boundary fence, new proposed balcony to rear with glass balustrade and privacy screens, and partial rebuilding and conversion of the existing garage, new external staircase down to the garden, and associated landscaping.

  19 May 2026 261m away Full applications

• 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