Public Library Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3DE
Proposal
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the 1990s extension of Ipswich County Library, including associated mounting systems, inverter, battery storage equipment and ancillary electrical works.
- Received
- 21 August 2026
- Decided
- 15 September 2026 · Approve
- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Ward
- Hyde Godley
- ReceivedSubmitted21 Aug
- ValidatedValidated22 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Oct
- DecidedDecided15 Sep
Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)
This is a planning application for an extension at Public Library Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3DE. Ipswich has handled 71 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 25 days, 3 weeks quicker than Ipswich's median. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across ALEXANDRA. We hold 253 applications in total for the IP1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202621 Aug
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the 1990s extension of Ipswich County Library…
This applicationApprovedFull Application26/00606/FUL - 202621 Aug
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the 1990s extension of Ipswich County Library…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside26/00607/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Central Conservation Area
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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