Planning application
Land To The West Of Ransomes Way Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Variation of Condition 2, Condition 6 and Condition 7 of Planning Permission 11/00763/OUTFL (Hybrid (part full/part outline) application for the comprehensive redevelopment of the site to include demolition of all existing buildings, a maximum 62,274 sq.m. of employment (Class B1, B2 and B8) and retail (Class A1) floorspace with associated means of access (including access onto Ransomes Way and Nacton Road), car parking, landscaping, service infrastructure and other associated works and improvements. Full planning permission sought on 6.61ha of the site for one retail building of 10,008 sq.m. GEA (Use Class A1), an internal estate road and associated means of access, car parking, landscaping and other works and improvements. Outline planning permission sought on 11.02ha of the site, with all matters reserved, for employment floorspace (Class B1, B2 and B8) up to a maximum of 46,080 sq.m. GEA, retail floor space (Class A1) up to a maximum of 6,186 sq.m. GEA and associated car parking, landscaping and other works and improvements), to vary the goods that can be sold from the existing retail unit, and increase in net floorspace.
As published by the council, reference 26/00624/VC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00624/VC
- Type
- Variation of condition attached to p/p
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- PRIORY HEATH
- Parish
- Southeast Area
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00568/CON Granted
Land To The West Of Ransomes Way Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk
Discharge of Condition 10 of planning permission 12/00615/FUL (Construction of a retail building ( Use Class A1) ( 6284m2 GEA) and restaurant/cafe building ( Use Class A1/A3) (347m2 GEA) and associated means of access, car parking, landscaping and other works and improvements) relating to ongoing monitoring of contamination remediation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Ipswich
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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
3 documents on file for this application
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