Planning application
28 Silent Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1TF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (commercial/business/service) to Class F1 (learning/non-residential institution).
As published by the council, reference 26/00474/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00474/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 1TF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Ipswich
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ipswich took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ipswich for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ipswich decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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