47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• 26/00354/P3JPA Refused

  47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

  Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for the change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to two dwellinghouses (Class C3).

  Decided 10 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 24/00247/FUL Granted

  47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

  Partial demolition of existing office building, and addition of photovoltaic panels to roof slope.

  Decided 9 Dec 2024 Full applications

1. 19 Aug 2026

   Received by Ipswich

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 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.

This application is with Ipswich for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ipswich decided prior approval applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

  26/00354/P3JPA Submitted 15 May 2026 50 yards away

  Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for the change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to two dwellinghouses (Class C3).

  Refused Prior approval 9 docs
  Several homes

• 47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BA

  21/00640/P3JPA Submitted 10 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Prior approval for a proposed change of use from offices (Class E(g)) to two dwellinghouses (Class C3(a)).

  Granted Prior approval 8 docs
  Several homes

• 47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

  24/00247/FUL Submitted 5 Apr 2024 50 yards away

  Partial demolition of existing office building, and addition of photovoltaic panels to roof slope.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 15 docs

• 3 Salthouse Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1GA

  25/00247/LBC Submitted 27 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  2Repair of listed building, demolition of recent additions, addition of thermal insulation, replacement of existing windows, erection of single-storey extension, raised deck over sunken car park, demolition of boundary wall, change of use from office (E(g)), to boutique hotel (C1), new internal partitioning and sanitary provision, addition of acoustic treatment to first floor, and associated landscape works

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition +1 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Salthouse Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1GA

  25/00246/FUL Submitted 27 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  Repair of listed building, demolition of recent additions, addition of thermal insulation, replacement of existing windows, erection of single-storey extension, raised deck over sunken car park, demolition of boundary wall, change of use from office (E(g)), to boutique hotel (C1), new internal partitioning and sanitary provision, addition of acoustic treatment to first floor, and associated landscape works

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Waterfront House 1A Wherry Quay Ipswich Suffolk

  25/00139/FUL Submitted 19 Feb 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of former office building to a community, cultural and tourist visitor attraction (Class F1) including internal and external renovations to the building.

  Granted Full applications 45 docs

• 26/00630/PDE Granted

  59 Bennett Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5HX

  Prior notification of the erection of a single-storey flat-roof rear extension projecting 3.5m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 3.0m and eaves height of 2.65m.

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00670/PDE Awaiting decision

  13 Parnell Close Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6SR

  Prior notification of proposed erection of single-storey rear extension (conservatory) projecting 4.0m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 4m and maximum eaves height of 2.5m.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00668/PDE Awaiting decision

  34 Heath Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5SA

  Prior notification of proposed erection of single-storey rear extension projecting 4.93m from the original rear wall of the building with a maximum overall height of 3.61m and eaves height of 2.67m.

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00667/PDE Awaiting decision

  43 Blandford Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8SQ

  Prior notification of the erection of a single-storey rear extension projecting 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 4m and eaves height of 2.4m.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00664/PDE Awaiting decision

  74 Hawke Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 0JD

  Prior notification of the erection of a single-storey rear extension projecting 4.8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling with a maximum overall height of 3.75m and eaves height of 2.8m.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Prior approval