Ormiston Endeavour Academy Defoe Road Ipswich IP1 6SG Data via plota.co.uk

SCC/0168/25IP - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

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. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 19 Oct 2026, 06:31

Application progress

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Received

14 Nov 2025

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Validated

1 Dec 2025

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Approved

6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 104

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice_redacted.pdf ( kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 33

Plans & drawings 24

Consultation & comments 24

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF Response from SCC Archaeology_redacted.pdf ( kb) Document · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Further Response From SCC Archaeology_redacted.pdf ( kb) Document · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Response from Historic England _redacted.pdf ( kb) Document · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Response from Active Travel England.pdf ( kb) Document · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Associated applications 2

Full6 Aug 2026SCC/0168/25IPThis application
Construction of a new standalone two-storey 300-place teaching block, demolition of the existing caretaker’s bungalow, extension…
Conditions details submitted for 3
- ConditionsDischarge of Condition 3. Biodiversity net gain plan.12 Aug 2026SCC/0168/25IP/ART27c3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1278 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm; 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 18 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 Planning Inspectorate 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: Suffolk County Council
Application type: Full Planning application
Postcode: IP1 6SG
Received: 14 Nov 2025
Validated: 1 Dec 2025
Parish: Ipswich
Case officer: Show
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 6 Aug 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Concertus Design and Property Consultants
Freehold owner: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 248 days from validation, 192 days slower than Suffolk County Council's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

This one248d

Council56d

UK56d

51%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

143,608decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Suffolk County Council to go on. Suffolk County Council decision record →