Planning applications in IP1
We hold 166 planning applications for the IP1 postcode area, 111 of them submitted in the past year. 99% of decided applications here were approved. A decision typically takes 39 days. The area is covered by Ipswich, Babergh Mid Suffolk, Suffolk.
Towns and villages in IP1
Councils covering IP1
Recent applications in IP1
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/03005 - Change from pitched to flat roof with central skylight. Rear door to front of extension replacing window. Now revert back to original plan of brick wall. Rear facing window to be enlarged to 1200mm x 900mm for light over planned kitchen sink. Rear doors and side panel to be replaced with smaller French doors in Crittall/Heritage style aluminium, all windows and door colours to match existing.
Works to tree: T1 (Magnolia) - crown reduction by 2m to all sides.
Works to trees: T1 (Holm Oak) - reduce height and spread by 2-2.5m and balance; T2 (Cornus) - crown reduction, reduce height and spread by 1-1.5m and balance; T3 (Ash) - prune to clear wires; T4 & T5 (Magnolia) - crown reduction, reduce height and spread by 1-1.5m and balance.
Erection of storage shed on front drive.
Works to tree: Reduce height and spread of Magnolia by up to 2m.
Change of use from accommodation for homeless families (Sui Generis) to HMO with ten bedrooms (twenty persons) plus installation of replacement external windows and doors, and addition of solar panels to rear elevation.
Works to tree: Field Maple - reduce height and spread of crown by up to 3m.
Alterations to the front of the house comprising: removal of the existing porch structure, bay window, garden gates, pergola, one garage door, and chimney; erection of single storey extension; erection of a secure covered area adjacent to the garage; new window to replace one garage door (in order to admit light to workshop area incidental to the residential use); installation of 2no. air source heat pumps and solar panels on the roofs; widening of existing vehicular / pedestrian access, at the north end of the site.
Works to tree: Tree of Heaven/Ailanthus altissima (T1) - fell.
Works to tree protected by TPO 12 of 1995: (T5) Yew - reduce height of crown by up to 2m; reduce spread of crown by up to 1m.
Works to tree: (T1) Acacia - reduce height and spread of crown by up to 2m.
Works to trees: 4nr Leylandii trees. Reduce height by up to 3m and spread by up to 3m on Handford Road and up to 1m on garden side.
Works to tree protected by TPO 8 of 2015: Holm Oak tree, reduce height and spread of crown by up to 2m.
Works to tree: Holm Oak tree, reduce height and canopy spread by up to 2m.
Works to trees: T1 (Deodar Cedar) - section dismantle to near ground level; T2 (Silver Birch) - crown reduction by 1-1.5m.
Works to trees: T1 (Lime) - fell; T2 (Lime) - fell; T3 (Holm Oak) - fell.
Works to trees: T1 (Sweet Chestnut) - fell; T2 (Sweet Chestnut) - crown lift to 5m.
Lawful Development Certificate for existing siting of a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.
Non-material amendment to planning permission 26/00240/FUL (Erection of a new boundary fence and gates), for reconfiguration of security fence and access gates.
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00657/FUL (Erection of part two-storey/single storey rear extension.) including the addition a roof lantern in the single storey flat roof.
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/24/01181 - Reposition of proposed boundary fence line.
Variation of condition 1 of IP/26/00055/LBC Redecoration of town hall, including installation of cable boxing, general plaster and timber repairs and replacement of floor covering (drawings).
Works to Trees: T1 - Multi-stem self-seeded broadleaf tree (believed to be Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima): Fell to ground level. Grind out or remove the stump and treat the remaining root system as necessary to prevent regrowth. Remove associated root suckers arising within the garden.
Discharge of Condition 4 (construction management) of application 23/00182/FUL: Change of use of first and second floors from bank offices (Use Class E(a)) to residential use as an 18-bed HMO (Sui Generis) with erection of extension to second floor and addition of third floor with balcony on the front elevation.
Application for Prior Approval for the installation of solar panels to the roof.
Works to trees: Remove Greengage (T1) to near ground level and herbicide stump with eco plugs to inhibit regrowth/ sucker growth. Crown reduce Magnolia Grandiflora (T2) by approximately 1-1.5m and shape. Crown reduce Purple-Leaved Plum (T3) by upto 2m, thin out by 10-15% and shape.
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/03005 - Change from pitched to flat roof with central skylight. Rear door to front of extension replacing window.
Application for Prior Approval under Class MA for change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to 83no. dwellings (Use Class C3).
Partial discharge of Condition 7 of planning permission 25/00685/FUL (Change of use from public house (Sui Generis) to become annexe to existing neighbouring doctors' practice. Works include replacement of existing windows, single-storey rear extension rebuilding of existing rear extension, refurbishment of outbuilding with creation of new windows and rooflights to courtyard elevation and new air handling plant), regarding external facing materials.
Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 23/00633/FUL(Severance of part of rear garden and erection of two-bedroom dwelling with associated access, parking and cycle storage.) to increase the height of the dwelling; include access ramp; include a trench across TPO protection zone.
Works to Tree: Yew tree (taxus baccata) - Fell, and treat the stump to prevent re-growth.
Works to tree: T1 Tree of Heaven - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by 3-4 metres and balance to reduce risk of further limb failures.
Discharge of conditions 3,4,5,6 and 7 of planning permission 25/00783/FUL (Erection of roof canopy over existing area of car parking to provide 3 covered Padel Courts, including relocation of existing Padel court (including glass and fence Padel court enclosure) to location of existing tennis courts) relating to materials and lighting, tree protection, tree planting, EV charging and cycle parking, and management plan.
Works to tree: Mulberry Tree - Reduce the crown of the tree to the core knuckles (1.5 metres cut across the whole crown).
Installation of 32 no. photovoltaic solar panels, with bird mesh.
Works to tree protected by TPO 3 of 2017: Reduce crown of Sycamore (T1) by up to 3m.
Works to trees: Maple Trees - cut a channel (80m in length) to allow cable to pass through.
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01181 - Condition 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy).
Discharge of Condition 2 (samples of replacement materials), 3 (sample panels of repointing), 4 (flag finial details) of application 25/00045/LBC: Strengthening works to the inner face of the parapet at the top of the church tower, and related works.
Works to tree protected by TPO 12 of 1995: Holm Oak (T4) - Reduce crown by up to 3m.
Works to tree protected by TPO 14 of 1999: Weeping Willow (T1) - Re-pollard back to previous cut points.
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).
Works to a tree: Remove one large decaying limb of Tree of Heaven (T2) back to a suitable growth point / union and reduce remaining canopy by up to 3m.
Application for consideration by Suffolk County Council: Construction of a new standalone two-storey 300-place teaching block, demolition of the existing caretaker's bungalow, extension of the existing car park, and associated hard and soft landscaping works (application reference number: SCC/0168/25IP).
Works to tree: Robinia (T1) - Fell.
Installation of six digital advertisement screens attached to three lampposts in existing car park and one freestanding digital poster screen.
Works to tree: Reduce crown of Prunus by up to 2m.
Works to trees: Fell Silver Birch.
Works to trees: T1-T5 (Conifers) - fell.
Discharge of Condition 2 (security gate details) of application 25/00705/FUL: Subdivision of existing unit to create two class E units including associated shopfront, access and external works.