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30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

Awaiting decision Ipswich 26/00728/FUL Full Application

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 former St. John Ambulance building to office & associated storage relating to private hire car business (retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 26/00728/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00728/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Sep 2026
Validated
23 Sep 2026
Ward
ST MARGARETS
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP4 2EL

Comment by 15 October 2026

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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00729/FUL Awaiting decision

    30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

    Change of use of St. John's ambulance workshop building to general vehicle workshop (retrospective).

    Submitted 21 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00103/FUL Granted

    30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

    Demolition of existing building and change of use of site from former St John Ambulance station (Use Class Sui Generis) to storage (Use Class B8) with installation of storage containers and provision of visitor car parking.

    Decided 14 May 2026 Full applications
  • 25/00383/FUL Refused

    30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

    Demolition of existing building and change of use from former St John ambulance station (Class D1 Use) to storage (Class B8 Use) with installation of storage containers and provision of visitor car parking.

    Decided 31 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Sep 2026

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 November 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

3 documents on file for this application

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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.

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Nearby applications

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  • 30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

    26/00103/FUL Submitted 11 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing building and change of use of site from former St John Ambulance station (Use Class Sui Generis) to storage (Use Class B8) with installation of storage containers and provision of visitor car parking.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 8 docs

  • 30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

    25/00383/FUL Submitted 20 May 2025 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing building and change of use from former St John ambulance station (Class D1 Use) to storage (Class B8 Use) with installation of storage containers and provision of visitor car parking.

    Refused Full applications Demolition 7 docs

  • 30 Samuel Court Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2EL

    26/00729/FUL Submitted 21 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

    Change of use of St. John's ambulance workshop building to general vehicle workshop (retrospective).

    Awaiting decision Full applications 2 docs

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    25/00313/FUL Submitted 16 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use from vehicle store to pharmacy (Class E) with associated external alterations.

    Granted Full applications 15 docs

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