131 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2LS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of no.131 and no.133 St Helens Street from shop (Use Class E) to 1no. 16 bedroom 16 person house in multiple occupation, including demolition of rear extensions and erection of new rear extensions, demolition of existing outbuildings and re-use of other existing outbuildings for incidental uses, changes to fenestrations, raising roof height of no.133, installation of three new rooflights to front roof slopes and three pitched roof dormer windows to the rear roof slope, external alterations, new boundary treatments, and provision of refuse/recycling bin and bicycle stores; and including demolition of existing shelter building. [revised description] Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 10 Jun 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 3 Jun 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the HMO was considered acceptable, with suitable living conditions and measures to address overconcentration concerns.
- Objections concerned HMO overconcentration, parking, conservation area character, housing diversity and local parking pressure.
- The committee refused the application, citing overconcentration, harm to amenity, poor integration and effects on adjoining areas.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 6
Show all 13 with distances
- 0 m117-125, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 15 mChurch of St HelenGrade II
- 31 mRobertsons the Eyegate BookshopGrade II
- 39 mWater Lily Public HouseGrade II
- 49 mMoyes ButchersGrade II
- 67 m145-149 St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 99 mDove InnGrade II
- 112 m74, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 117 m70 and 72, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 125 mOlive Leaf Public HouseGrade II
- 134 m120, Woodbridge RoadGrade II
- 138 m60-64, St Helen's StreetGrade II
- 139 mSt Helen's TerraceGrade II
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £210,000 in September 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 99 days from validation, 43 days slower than Ipswich's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% 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
- Consultation
- 6 May 2026
- Comments by
- 27 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 May 2026
- Committee
- 3 Jun 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.
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.
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