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25/00532/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Change of use from mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)) and hotel (Use Class C1) to mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)) and residential (Use Class C3)), and community use (Use Class F2); insertion of 4no. new ground floor windows; creation of 1no. first floor roof garden; and including ancillary works such as window replacements and roofing repairs (and internally: insertion of new stairwell; remodelling of internal spaces necessitating removal and replacement of partition walls; insertion of new doors within partition walls; and new fixtures, fittings, and services throughout). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Validated
11 Aug 2025
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

57 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Elim Church, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 49 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Central Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 179 m away: Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street; Registered park or garden about 220 m away: Christchurch Mansion; National infrastructure project about 1980 m away: Ipswich Rail Chord; Inside the Ipswich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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
Ipswich
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2025
Decision
Approved/Conditions
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Nicholas Jacob Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 326 days from validation, 277 days slower than Ipswich's median of 49 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Comments by
4 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2025
Committee
3 Jun 2026
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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