Planning application
3A Westgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3DR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the existing ground floor unit and first floor from Use Class E (Retail) to Use Class F1 (a) (Education).
As published by the council, reference 26/00161/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00161/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3DR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Ipswich
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Ipswich granted permission on 29 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.
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