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Unitarian Meeting House Friars Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1TD

26/00389/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Installation of 32 no. photovoltaic solar panels, with bird mesh.

Received
21 May 2026
Decision due
21 July 2026
Ward
ALEXANDRA
  1. Received21 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.16 Jun
  4. Target21 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for a solar installation at Unitarian Meeting House Friars Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1TD. Ipswich has handled 21 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Fleet Street conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across ALEXANDRA. We hold 294 applications in total for the IP1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
IP1 1TD
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2026
Consultation expiry
23 June 2026
Consultation start
26 May 2026
Consultation end
16 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 June 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
2 June 2026
Advertisement expiry
23 June 2026
Site notice start
2 June 2026
Site notice end
23 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Central Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 22, St Nicholas StreetOn this site · +6 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction for Small HMOs
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Unitarian Chapel, Friars Street, IpswichPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: 31 Princes Street IP1 1PURegister 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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    29 Sep

    Installation of external battery pack and associated cabling, to serve 32 no. photovoltaic solar panels to…

    ApprovedListed building consentRelated26/00742/LBC
  2. 2026
    21 May

    Installation of 32 no. photovoltaic solar panels, with bird mesh.

    This applicationPendingListed building consent26/00389/LBC

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