Suffolk House 78 Civic Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AN
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Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to 83no. dwellings (Use Class C3).
- Received
- 19 June 2026
- Decision due
- 18 August 2026
- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Ward
- GIPPING
- ReceivedReceived19 Jun
- ValidatedValidated23 Jun
- Consult.Consultation14 Jul
- TargetTarget Date18 Aug
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Suffolk House 78 Civic Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AN. Ipswich has handled 26 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across GIPPING. We hold 295 applications in total for the IP1 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
- IP1 2AN
- Application type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 83
- Parish
- Southwest Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 21 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The JTS Partnership LLP Number One The Drive Great Warley Brentwood CM13 3DJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 30 June 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 July 2026
- Site notice start
- 30 June 2026
- Site notice end
- 21 July 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 45
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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