7 Valley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4EE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00781/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion of ground floor and first floor flats into a single dwelling house including alterations plus erection of single-storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Dec 2026 and 28 Dec 2026, from Ipswich's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction for Small HMOs. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 35 m away: Park Conservation Area; National infrastructure project about 1229 m away: Ipswich Rail Chord; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ipswich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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, 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 2

Last sold for £96,250 in January 2007. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

5 January 2007£96,250
28 March 2001£41,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Ipswich
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP1 4EE
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
ST MARGARETS
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Ipswich usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
50decided 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

Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.