15 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1PH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Use Class E (offices) to Class F (community meeting/reading room, exhibition hall and shop) and replacement of window with aluminium double glazed entrance door. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
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- 25 m10 and 12, Queens StreetGrade II
- 36 m8, Queens StreetGrade II
- 49 mSun Alliance OfficesGrade II
- 58 mSwan InnGrade II
- 58 mPremises Occupied by National Westminster BankGrade II
- 65 m2, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 67 m4 and 6, Elm StreetGrade II
- 68 m3 and 5, Falcon StreetGrade II
- 74 m4, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 78 mThe ArcadeGrade II
- 79 mCorn ExchangeGrade II
- 83 m21, Museum StreetGrade II
- 90 m10 and 12, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 91 mThe Willis BuildingGrade I
- 100 mBuilding Formerly Occupied by H Warner and Son LimitedGrade II
- 101 m14a and 14, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 103 m25 Elm StreetGrade II
- 105 mTown HallGrade II
- 105 mUnitarian ChapelGrade I
- 107 m17, Arcade StreetGrade II
- 107 m32, Museum StreetGrade II
- 108 mSmith's AlmshousesGrade II
- 110 mGolden Lion HotelGrade II
- 112 m16, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 113 m24-30, Museum StreetGrade II
- 113 mPost OfficeGrade II
- 118 m18 and 20, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 120 m9 and 11, Butter MarketGrade II
- 122 mChurch of St Mary at the ElmsGrade II*
- 123 mUnnamed
- 125 m22, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 130 m14 and 16, Arcade StreetGrade II
- 133 m19 and 21, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 133 m24, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 133 mUnnamed
- 135 m22, Museum StreetGrade II
- 137 m8, CornhillGrade II
- 139 m29-33, Elm StreetGrade II
- 140 m23, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 140 m16, ButtermarketGrade II
- 141 mOld Museum RoomsGrade II
- 145 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 147 m25, St Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 147 m18 and 20, ButtermarketGrade II
- 149 m18 and 20, Museum StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Ipswich's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% 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
- Comments by
- 15 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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