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47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

26/00354/P3JPAPrior Approval Commercial to DwellingAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
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Proposal

Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for the change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to two dwellinghouses (Class C3).

Received
15 May 2026
Decision due
13 July 2026
Ward
ALEXANDRA
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.8 Jun
  4. Target13 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ. Ipswich has handled 26 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across ALEXANDRA. We hold 187 applications in total for the IP4 postcode area.

100% of outline 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 1BZ
Application type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026
Consultation expiry
16 June 2026
Consultation start
18 May 2026
Consultation end
8 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Nick Barber Architects Ltd 42 Kirby Rise Barham Suffolk IP6 0AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
16 June 2026
Site notice start
26 May 2026
Site notice end
16 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Central Conservation AreaPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Warehouse Or Store at Rear of Numbers 54 to 58 (Even)On this site · +8 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction for Small HMOsPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Commercial Bldgs & Jewish Burial Ground, Star LaneRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage 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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© 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.

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