Handford Place 55 Handford Road Ipswich Suffolk

1. 25 Aug 2026

   Received by Ipswich

2. 26 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 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.

This application is with Ipswich for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

• Handford Place 55 Handford Road Ipswich Suffolk

  26/00219/NMMA Submitted 27 Mar 2026 0m away

  Non-material minor amendment to planning permission 19/00768/FUL (Erection of 22 self contained one bedroom specialised support living apartments (Use Class C3) with ancillary staff area, open space and car parking), to alter description of development to include provision for overnight staff accommodation, and vary Condition 2 to permit use of accommodation for either supported living flats or general purpose accommodation.

  Refused Amendments New dwelling 3 docs

• Handford Place 55 Handford Road Ipswich Suffolk

  26/00288/TALF Submitted 27 Apr 2026 0m away

  Works to trees protected by TPO 6 of 2001: T4 and T3 (Italian Alders) - Crown reduction of up to 1m.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 25 Dalton Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2HT

  21/00533/CALF Submitted 13 May 2021 58m away

  Works to tree: Remove large lower limb of Fig tree (T1) and reduce crown by up to 2 metres.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 25 Dalton Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2HT

  26/00594/CALF Submitted 6 Aug 2026 58m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Works to trees: Crown lift Cherry overlooking front drive in NW quadrant to between 8m and 10m and reduce lower canopy by up to 6m; remove 2x Sycamores adjacent to lamp post in NW quadrant; crown lift 2x Holly by up to 3m and reduce over-extended branches by up to 4m ; re-pollard Chestnut in NW corner back to original pollard points; remove self-sown Cherry and Holm Oak, and various Sycamore and Maples on bank overlooking Handford Road; reduce height of Magnolia on SE corner by up to 4m, thin internally by 20%, remove crossing branches and dead wood; re-pollard Fig tree on North frontage.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 23 Dalton Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2HT

  25/00104/FUL Submitted 10 Feb 2025 78m away

  Erection of a single-storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2HS

  21/00816/CALF Submitted 23 Jul 2021 89m away

  Works to tree: Fell Eucalyptus.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 26/00666/NMMA Awaiting decision

  Walsingham Court 2 Winchester Way Ipswich Suffolk

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/00104/FUL (Internal alterations to repurpose existing disused warden's flat into 2 no. additional studio apartments for supported housing.) including revisions to the layout.

  2 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 26/00649/NMMA Awaiting decision

  Padel Warehouse 30B White House Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5LT

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00615/FUL (Change of use of former warehouse buildings (B8 use class) to leisure use (E(d) use class) involving internal alterations to create courts for padel and pickleball, plus changing facilities and reception area, and covered car parking.) involving repositioning/relocation of internal and external doors and reversal of door swings; small additions to accommodate updated mechanical and electrical services; refurbishment of existing windows; revision to the entry suite layout with adjustments to the entry elevation; and reconfiguration of wheelchair-accessible entry route.

  26 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/00498/VCLBC Granted

  Town Hall Cornhill Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1DD

  Variation of condition 1 of IP/26/00055/LBC Redecoration of town hall, including installation of cable boxing, general plaster and timber repairs and replacement of floor covering (drawings).

  1 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 26/00655/VC Awaiting decision

  Land To North Of Railway Line Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk

  Variation of Condition 1 (approved details) of Reserved Matters Application 23/00406/REM (Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, layout, landscaping and scale) for Phase 3a comprising 96 dwellings, a local centre, parking, landscaping, earthworks and associated works; in relation to Outline Planning Permission IP/16/00608/OUT comprising up to 1,100 dwellings, local centre, country park, open space, sustainable urban drainage systems, access points from Henley Road and associated engineering works. IP/16/00608/OUT was an EIA development and an Environmental Statement was submitted with the application under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended).) Changes are proposed to allow 8no. shared ownership apartments to be delivered as affordable rent and to align drawings with previously approved non-material amendment applications.

  24 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/00624/VC Awaiting decision

  Land To The West Of Ransomes Way Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk

  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.

  14 Aug 2026 Amendments