7 Main Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9BZ
Refused on 12 November 2025
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retention of building to provide guest accommodation in association with the physiotherapy business; erection of building for use as a swimming pool by clients in association with the physiotherapy business and owners/occupiers of 7 Main Road, Westerfield, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9BZ (the Host Dwelling); dual use of land for use by occupiers of the Host Dwelling and clients in association with the physiotherapy business; trees/bushes to be removed along southern boundary, alterations to access including new fence and gates, and associated works (part retrospective)
- Received
- 29 April 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 17
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Agent
- Peter Wells Architects Limited
- ReceivedReceived29 Apr
- ValidatedValidated29 Apr
- Consult.Consultation9 Oct
- TargetTarget Date24 Jun
- DecidedDecided12 Nov
Decided in 562 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 7 Main Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9BZ. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 562 days, 72 weeks longer than East Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Carlford And Fynn Valley. We hold 628 applications in total for the IP6 postcode area.
93% of full applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- IP6 9BZ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westerfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 April 2024
- Last date for comments
- 9 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 June 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Peter Wells Architects Limited
- Architect profile
- PETER WELLS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Ferry Quay House Ferry Quay Woodbridge IP12 1BW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 77
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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Source: East Suffolk
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