St Peters Dock Car Park St Peters Wharf Ipswich Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

26/00156/FPI3 - Full Planning Application by IBC Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Continued temporary use of land as a short-stay public car park for a further period of 3 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Mar 2026
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Approved
3 Jun 2026

Approved on 3 Jun 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 3 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • The committee granted permission until 3 June 2029, with short-stay parking and other conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes, Ipswich Planning & Development Committee minutes, 3 June 2026 .

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Wet Dock 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.
Scheduled monument about 94 m away: Wolsey's Gate, College 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gipping House, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 2 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood); Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Air quality management area about 74 m away: Ipswich AQMA No.3; Priority habitat about 49 m away: Mudflats.
Not affected
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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Planning Application by IBC
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved/Conditions
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
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How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 34 days slower than Ipswich's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
10 Mar 2026
Committee
3 Jun 2026
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings