Planning application
Land North Of Mitford Close Ipswich Suffolk
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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Proposal
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for access) for residential development of up to 80 dwellings (Use Class C3), including affordable housing, ancillary landscaping, raising of ground levels, garden and leisure areas, car parking, circulation space and internal access ways at Land North of Mitford Close, Ipswich.
As published by the council, reference 26/00479/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00479/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- WHITTON
- Parish
- Northwest Area
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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23/00702/OUT Refused
Land North Of Mitford Close Ipswich Suffolk
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for residential development of up to 80 dwellings (Use Class C3), including 30% affordable housing, ancillary landscaping, garden and leisure areas, car parking, circulation space and internal access ways.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Ipswich
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22 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 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
35 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's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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