Bethesda Baptist Church St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB Data via plota.co.uk

25/00683/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets and kitchenette facilities to the West Hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
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Validated
22 Oct 2025
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Approved
24 Nov 2025

Approved on 24 Nov 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

  • Listed building25/00683/LBCThis application
    New accessible entrance on the west elevation of the church, with associated ground work and the provision of toilets…

    Conditions details submitted for 2, 3, 4

Site constraints 7

49 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 11, St Margaret's Plain, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 40 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.
Show all 49 with distances
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.
Registered park or garden about 26 m away: Christchurch Mansion
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 143 m away: Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
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
Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Air quality management area about 11 m away: Ipswich AQMA No.2; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 10 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 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
Postcode
IP4 2BB
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Ward
ST MARGARETS
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved/Conditions
Decision date
24 Nov 2025
Applicant
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Agent
Hansel Chan

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 12 days faster than Ipswich's median of 45 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
22 Oct 2025
Comments by
18 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
28 Oct 2025
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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