Planning application
Northgate High School Sidegate Lane West Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3DL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for consideration by Suffolk County Council: for Variation of Condition 1 (Expiry date) for planning permission SCC\0048\16IP - Retention of double modular classroom building for use by high school for a further five years.
As published by the council, reference 26/00164/FPC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00164/FPC
- Type
- Full Planning Application by SCC
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- RUSHMERE
- Parish
- Northeast Area
- Postcode
- IP4 3DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Ipswich
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 16 March 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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