Planning application
Portman Road B Car Park Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of multistorey car park and surface car parking and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 26/00158/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00158/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- GIPPING
- Parish
- Southwest Area
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00938/FPI3 Granted
Portman Road B Car Park Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk
Continued use of land on temporary basis as long-stay public car park.
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21/00668/NMMA Granted
Portman Road B Car Park Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk
Non-Material Minor Amendment to planning permission ref: 19/01037/FPI3 to remove the 'ITFC' detail from the fencing to the rear of the statue.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Ipswich
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16 Jun 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 11 August 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
65 documents on file for this application
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