2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL
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Proposal
Temporary change of use of the site from general industrial and storage (Class B2 and B8) to a bus depot/vehicle maintenance facility (Sui generis) until 31 December 2035 to include; Alterations to the existing building including insertion of access doors and ventilation louvres; erection of waste management and air source heat pump enclosures; works including resurfacing the existing site to provide car, van, motorcycle and cycle parking spaces and bus parking spaces; provision of EV charging points; the installation of a hydrogen facility to include the provision of 4 hydrogen refuelling stations with store, 4 chillers, 4 dispensers, compressors and ventilation stacks for hydrogen control system; gantry bus washing facility; other associated infrastructure to include lighting columns and CCTV cameras; fire walls and security fencing.
- Received
- 15 April 2026
- Decision due
- 6 May 2026
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Melton
- ReceivedReceived15 Apr
- ValidatedValidated15 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 May
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at 2 - 6 Central Avenue Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9SL. East Suffolk has handled 942 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Melton. We hold 108 applications in total for the IP3 postcode area.
87% of outline 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
- IP3 9SL
- Application type
- Other Consultation
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Melton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 April 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
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.
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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: East Suffolk
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