Planning application
16 Upper Brook Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1EE
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00801/P3JPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Prior Approval Required and Approved
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 1EE
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
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 9 January 2026, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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