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47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ

26/00633/P3JPAPrior Approval Commercial to DwellingPending Decision
Prior approval

Proposal

Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for partial change of use from commercial building (Class E) to form two residential units (Use Class C3).

Received
24 August 2026
Target decision date
19 October 2026
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided
6 weeks typical decision time in Ipswich95% of applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at 47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ. Ipswich has handled 1 application of this type. It was submitted on 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 3 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 150 applications in total for the IP4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00633/P3JPA
Address
47 Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1BZ
Postcode
IP4 1BZ
Local Authority
Ipswich
Application Type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area

Applicant & Agent

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

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 August 2026
Target Decision Date
19 October 2026
Date Validated
24 August 2026
Date Submitted
24 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Mr Jason Burgess

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
52.053080, 1.158431
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Ipswich

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Central Conservation AreaNext to the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: 35, Key StreetOn or next to this site

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

© 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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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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