86 - 88 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a single-storey workshop and storage building ancillary to the existing shop. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 56.
Site constraints 6
Show all 11 with distances
- 0 mMoyes ButchersGrade II
- 4 mWater Lily Public HouseGrade II
- 15 mRobertsons the Eyegate BookshopGrade II
- 27 mChurch of St HelenGrade II
- 37 m117-125, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 50 mDove InnGrade II
- 64 m74, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 70 m70 and 72, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 78 mOlive Leaf Public HouseGrade II
- 92 m60-64, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 120 m145-149 St Helen's StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £240,000 in December 2020. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Ipswich
- Postcode
- IP4 2LB
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
Decision outlook
Day 56, past Ipswich's usual 52 days for commercial premises. 82% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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