Planning application
19 Altitude Business Park The Drift Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9QN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Use Class B2 (General Industrial) to Use Class E(f) Day Care Centre and retention of ancillary outbuilding (retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 26/00093/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00093/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- PRIORY HEATH
- Parish
- Southeast Area
- Postcode
- IP3 9QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00204/FUL Awaiting decision
19 Altitude Business Park The Drift Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9QN
Change of use to office space (use class E(g)) (retrospective).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Ipswich
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2 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ipswich took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs -
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