Planning application
25/00801/P3JPA
16 Upper Brook Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1EE
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use of vacant upper floor units (Use Class E) to 5no. flats (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 25/00801/P3JPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Ipswich
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14 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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21/00522/CON Granted
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21/00521/CON Granted
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Discharge of conditions 3 and 2 of planning permission 20/00759/P3JPA relating to noise impact assessment and mitigation and construction management plan.
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21/00350/P3JPA Granted
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26/00501/FUL Awaiting decision
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25/00597/FUL Granted
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Other prior approval applications
In Ipswich
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26/00354/P3JPA Refused
47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for the change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to two dwellinghouses (Class C3).
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26/00311/PDE Granted
452 Landseer Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9LU
Prior notification of the erection of a single-storey rear extension projecting 3.3m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 4m and eaves height of 3m.
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26/00476/P3SPA Awaiting decision
1 Barrack Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3NQ
Application for Prior Approval for the installation of solar panels to the roof.
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26/00469/P3JPA Awaiting decision
Suffolk House 78 Civic Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AN
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to 83no. dwellings (Use Class C3).
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26/00330/PDE Granted
15 Wareham Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8QD
Prior notification of erection of proposed single-storey rear extension projecting 8m beyond the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 3.5m and eaves height of 2.2m.