30 White House Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5LT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of former warehouse buildings (B8 use class) to leisure use (E(d) use class) involving internal alterations to create courts for padel and pickleball, plus changing facilities and reception area, and covered car parking. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 7 Jan 2026.
Approved
Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.
- Officers advised refusal because the proposal would lose employment land and place leisure use outside the town centre.
- The agent supported the scheme as a community sports facility using redundant sheds, with no neighbour or statutory consultee objections.
- The committee approved the application with conditions, including restricted use, opening hours and return to B8 use when leisure use ends.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes of 7 Jan 2026.
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of former warehouse buildings (B8 use class) to leisure use (E(d) use class) involving internal alterations…
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 123 days from validation, 68 days slower than Ipswich's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 25 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2025
- Site or press notice
- 30 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 7 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
16 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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