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Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

Granted Ipswich 26/00240/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a new boundary fence and gates.

As published by the council, reference 26/00240/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00240/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Decided
19 May 2026
Ward
GIPPING
Parish
Southwest Area
Postcode
IP1 2AU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00583/VC Granted

    Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates) to continue the fence along, and insert gates at, the foot of the steps.

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00504/NMMA Withdrawn

    Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates), for reconfiguration of security fence and access gates.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 24/00037/FUL Granted

    Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    Removal of glass panes from two windows on the third floor west elevation and installation of two aluminium ventilation louvres in window frames to match existing louvres installed on the same elevation and floor of the building.

    Decided 10 Oct 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2026

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00583/VC Granted

    Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates) to continue the fence along, and insert gates at, the foot of the steps.

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00504/NMMA Withdrawn

    Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates), for reconfiguration of security fence and access gates.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 19 May 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 full applications

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  • Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    24/00037/FUL Submitted 16 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Removal of glass panes from two windows on the third floor west elevation and installation of two aluminium ventilation louvres in window frames to match existing louvres installed on the same elevation and floor of the building.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs

  • Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    26/00583/VC Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates) to continue the fence along, and insert gates at, the foot of the steps.

    Granted Amendments 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • Ipswich Telephone Exchange Portman Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AU

    26/00504/NMMA Submitted 6 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates), for reconfiguration of security fence and access gates.

    Withdrawn Amendments 3 docs
    Small domestic

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