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3 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1HE

25/00803/VCLBCVariation of Conditions LBCApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 5 January 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) of 24/00583/LBC (Erection of new extensions including new lift tower and WC block and installation of glazing within covered walkway to create an alternative entrance with security shutter. Alterations, renovations and restoration of front of house areas of theatre. Renovation and alterations to principle entrance area and associated canopy, foyer and crush bar incorporating restoration of original decorative ceilings and spaces. Renovation and alterations to first floor lounge bar and ancillary areas incorporating restoration of original decorative features and spaces and installation of replacement entrance canopy fascia signage, wall mounted/fascia name signage, and digital poster screens) to facilitate various design amendments.

Received
12 November 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided5 Jan

Decided in 54 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at 3 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1HE. Ipswich has handled 21 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 12 days longer than Ipswich's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across ALEXANDRA. We hold 187 applications in total for the IP4 postcode area.

100% of heritage applications at Ipswich Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP4 1HE
Application type
Variation of Conditions LBC
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Consultation expiry
9 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
13 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 December 2025
Target decision date
7 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
KLH Architects Ltd The Old Steelyard Poplar Lane Sproughton IPSWICH IP8 3HL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
9 December 2025
Site notice start
18 November 2025
Site notice end
9 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: The Ipswich Regent TheatreOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction for Small HMOsPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: 17 - 19 St Helen's Street IP4 1HERegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    12 Nov

    Variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) of 24/00583/LBC

    This applicationConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)25/00803/VCLBC
  2. 2025
    12 Nov

    Discharge of conditions 2,3,4,5,& 6 for application ref 24/00583/LBC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/00804/CON

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