Land North Of Railway And East Of Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Submission of Reserved Matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the construction of a 420-place Primary School and 60 Place Pre-School, associated playing fields, parking, landscaping, drainage and other associated works; in relation to Outline Planning Permission comprising up to 1,100 residential dwellings(use class C3); a local centre (to accommodate up to 250sqm (net) of convenience floor space (A1), up to 300sqm of comparison floorspace (A1), up to 250sqm in use classes A1-A5 and up to 500sqm community centre (D1)); provision of a primary school (D1); provision of sports facilities, Country Park (including visitor centre (D1)); open space (including amenity space, children's play areas and allotments) and sustainable urban drainage systems; associated landscaping, infrastructure and engineering/earthworks; creation of 2No. new vehicular accesses from Henley Road, 1No. vehicular access from Westerfield Road (to serve Country Park only), and provision of access points to allow for pedestrian/cycle bridge over railway and vehicular bridge over railway. The Application also seeks the part discharge of Condition 20 (Construction and Environment Management Plan) and Condition 26 (the Arboricultural Method Statement) of . was an EIA development and an Environmental Statement was submitted with the application under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 4 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting consent because the school generally complied with the outline permission, subject to conditions and drainage consultation.
- consultees largely supported the proposal, while concerns included design, security, drainage and the shortfall in outdoor sports provision.
- Members agreed consent subject to conditions, part-discharged the arboricultural condition and did not discharge the construction management condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes of 4 Mar 2026.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 276 days from validation, 227 days slower than Ipswich's median of 49 for reserved matters. Approved, as 91% of reserved matters here are.
Plota live figures for reserved matters decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 26 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 4 Mar 2026
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.
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Land North Of Railway And East Of Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk
An outline planning application for a mixed use development comprising up to 1,100 residential dwellings (use class C3); a local centre (to accommodate up to 250sqm (net) of convenience floor space (A1), up to 300sqm of comparison floorspace (A1), up to 250sqm in use classes A1-A5 and up to 500sqm community centre (D1)); provision of land for a primary school (D1); provision of sports facilities, Country Park (including visitor centre (D1)); open space (including amenity space, children's play areas and…
- Received
- 22 Jun 2016
- Decided
- 31 Jan 2020
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 1100
