Planning application
129 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Formation of external staircase and associated first floor rear door to provide separate access to existing first floor flat (includes 129, and First Floor Flat 129, St Helens Street).
As published by the council, reference 26/00243/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00243/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 2LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Ipswich
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 9 June 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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