Planning application
4 Firefly Way Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9TP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of existing garage into residential annexe and erection of free-standing car port.
As published by the council, reference 26/00645/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00645/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- PRIORY HEATH
- Parish
- Southeast Area
- Postcode
- IP3 9TP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Ipswich
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26 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 21 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
4 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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