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53 Butter Market Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1BJ

Awaiting decision Ipswich 26/00628/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling

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 the existing first and second floors from Use Class E to 2 no. self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3), together with associated internal alterations and development of rear service yard for refuse and bicycle storage.

As published by the council, reference 26/00628/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00628/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP1 1BJ

Comment by 11 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ipswich through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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

9 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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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