Planning application
40 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 6-bedroom, 6-person small HMO (Class C4).
As published by the council, reference 26/00095/CLD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00095/CLD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Development
- Status
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Development
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- RUSHMERE
- Parish
- Northeast Area
- Postcode
- IP4 4AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00512/FUL Withdrawn
40 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 7 bed 7 person large HMO (Sui Generis)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Ipswich
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 1 April 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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40 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 7 bed 7 person large HMO (Sui Generis)
Withdrawn Full applications 9 docsDomestic -
42 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Erection of two bedroom dwelling.
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42 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of planning permission 22/00543 (Erection of 3x three bedroom dwellings) relating to Construction Management, SAP and Water Efficiency, cycle storage, bin presentation & storage and materials.
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
42 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 5 to 10 of planning permission 24/00610 (Erection of two-bedroom dwelling ) relating to surface water discharge, infrastructure for electric vehicles, cycle storage, bin storage and presentation, materials, construction management plan, and SAP assessment and water efficiency.
Granted Conditions 5 docsDomestic -
1 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AA
Alterations to existing dwelling, relocation of parking areas, change of use of part of commercial land to residential and the construction of 2no dwellings. (Encompasses 1 and 37 Belvedere Road).
Granted Full applications 15 docsSeveral homes -
58 Belvedere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4AB
Erection of single storey front extension.
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