Planning application
168 Bramford Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of a single dwellinghouse in Class C3 to a mixed-use property comprising of dwellinghouse in Class C3 together with commercial, business and service use in Class E, including the siting of a cake vending machine - retrospective.
As published by the council, reference 26/00547/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00547/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- WESTGATE
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 4AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Ipswich
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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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