Walsingham Court 2 Winchester Way Ipswich Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

26/00104/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Internal alterations to repurpose existing disused warden's flat into 2 no. additional studio apartments for supported housing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Feb 2026
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Validated
18 Feb 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

  • Full26/00104/FULThis application
    Internal alterations to repurpose existing disused warden's flat into 2 no. additional studio apartments for supported housing.

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 99 m away: Stoke Park Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 325 m away: Bobbitshole, Belstead SSSI; Inside the Ipswich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Ipswich
Application type
Full Application
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
STOKE PARK
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved/Conditions
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Comments by
11 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
24 Feb 2026
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ipswich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #67 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ipswich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #40 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #18 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #67 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #129 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
62 decided
429
Total decisions
27 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings