Planning application
25/00836/CLD
256 Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QT
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed ground floor rear extension, loft dormer and conversion from dwelling house (C3) to 6 bed 6 person HMO (C4)
As published by the council, reference 25/00836/CLD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Ipswich
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21 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 lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/00586/CLD Granted
260 Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QT
Certificate of lawful development for use as a seven bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO).
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26/00356/CLD Awaiting decision
270 Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QT
Certificate of Lawful Development of use of premises as a C4 use (6 bedroom, 6 person small HMO) (existing), and development of 'L' shaped dormer and front roof windows (existing).
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23/00151/CALF Granted
215A Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QS
Works to tree: Fell Sycamore.
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25/00771/FUL Awaiting decision
215 Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QS
Demolition, reconfiguration, two storey extensions and catslide roof dormer all to rear of dwellinghouse, and insertion of first floor side elevation window; demolition of existing garage, and provision of hardstand with new boundary treatments. [revised description]
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26/00314/NMMA Granted
39 Belle Vue Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2RG
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00942/FUL (Erection of single-storey rear extension.) involving change of external finish on party wall from brick to candy bar coloured render and change of colour to render on other external walls from off-white to candy bar.
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25/00942/FUL Granted
39 Belle Vue Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2RG
Erection of single-storey rear extension.
Other lawful development applications
In Ipswich
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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26/00523/CLD Awaiting decision
14 Warwick Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2QD
Certificate of Lawful Development for the creation of a rear roof dormer.