Unit 1 The Winerack Key Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1FA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use of First Floor from Caf� (Use Class E(b)) to Aparthotel (Use Class C1) provision of new window to east elevation and alteration to entrance door. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 3 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use was acceptable in principle and conditions could manage amenity, parking, noise and operations.
- Residents raised concerns about parking, noise, security, waste, access, fire safety and disturbance from short-term guests.
- The committee approved the application with conditions, added a Construction Management Plan and informative, and rejected a proposed 30-day stay limit.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 6
Show all 4 with distances
- 42 mChurch of St Mary at the QuayGrade II*
- 133 m1-5, College StreetGrade II
- 146 mUnnamed
- 149 mConservative OfficeGrade II
Checked on 11 September 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 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 172 days from validation, 116 days slower than Ipswich's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 6 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 3 Jun 2026
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27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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