21 - 23 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3AD Data via plota.co.uk

25/00678/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Division of existing ground floor commercial unit and its basement into no. 3 new commercial units and all the required BOH facilities including the addition of a new commercial entrance and door opening for waste access and pickup onto Hatton Court. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 16 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 350.

The consultation period closed on 12 Dec 2025.

Site constraints 6

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.
57 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 34 and 36, Tavern Street, Grade II, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 48 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 138 m away: Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 70 m away: Great White Horse Hotel, 43, Tavern Street; Registered park or garden about 229 m away: Christchurch Mansion; 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 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 3

Last sold for £500,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

12 May 2025£500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 April 2021£1,400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
13 May 2014£8,400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP1 3AD
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 350, past the statutory target. 87% of full applications in Ipswich are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.

Day 350294 days past the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
329decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Nov 2025
Comments by
12 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
2 Dec 2025
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.