Planning application
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Relates to 25/00683/LBC
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 2, 3 & 4 of Listed Building Consent 25/00683/LBC (New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall).
As published by the council, reference 26/00198/CON
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00198/CON
- Type
- Conditions under Planning Permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 2BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00683/LBC Granted
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall.
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21/00579/VC Granted
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 18/00617/FUL involving alterations to roof finishes and material treatments to the entrance surround, and Condition 4 to be removed (relating to programme of archaeology work).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Ipswich
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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25/00683/LBC Granted
Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 24 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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