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26/00145/FUL

131 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LS

Refused Ipswich Full Application

Proposal

Change of use of no.131 and no.133 St Helens Street from shop (Use Class E) to 1no. 16 bedroom 16 person house in multiple occupation, including demolition of rear extensions and erection of new rear extensions, demolition of existing outbuildings and re-use of other existing outbuildings for incidental uses, changes to fenestrations, raising roof height of no.133, installation of three new rooflights to front roof slopes and three pitched roof dormer windows to the rear roof slope, external alterations, new boundary treatments, and provision of refuse/recycling bin and bicycle stores; and including demolition of existing shelter building. [revised description]

As published by the council, reference 26/00145/FUL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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