Planning application
47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for partial change of use from commercial building (Class E) to form two residential units (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/00633/P3JPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00633/P3JPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 1BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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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).
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Ipswich
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24 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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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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 prior approval applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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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).
Refused Prior approval 9 docsSeveral homes -
47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BA
Prior approval for a proposed change of use from offices (Class E(g)) to two dwellinghouses (Class C3(a)).
Granted Prior approval 8 docsSeveral homes -
47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ
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
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 docsSmall domestic -
3 Salthouse Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1GA
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 docsSmall domestic -
Waterfront House 1A Wherry Quay Ipswich Suffolk
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
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In Ipswich
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26/00630/PDE Granted
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.