45 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)) and hotel (Use Class C1) to mixed use retail (Use Class E(a)), and 21no. residential units (Use Class C3)), and community use (Use Class F2); insertion of 4no. new ground floor windows; creation of 1no. first floor roof garden; and including ancillary works including window replacements, roofing repairs (and internally, insertion of new stairwell, and remodelling of internal spaces). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 3 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would reuse a vacant Grade II* listed building, support housing, and outweigh limited heritage harm with public benefits.
- No representations were received, while consultees supported bringing the building back into use subject to heritage, noise, security, waste and access safeguards.
- The committee granted permission subject to the RAMS contribution and planning conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes, Ipswich Planning & Development Committee minutes, 3 June 2026 .
Site constraints 6
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- 0 mElim ChurchGrade II
- 15 m13, Tower StreetGrade II
- 39 m15, Tower StreetGrade II
- 42 m30 and 32, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 47 m34 and 36, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 50 mChurch of St Mary Le TowerGrade II*
- 51 mWhite HouseGrade II
- 51 m2 and 3, Hatton CourtGrade II
- 52 m31, TAVERN STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 54 m2 and 4, Dial LaneGrade II
- 56 m17, Tower StreetGrade II
- 62 mChurch of St LawrenceGrade II*
- 63 m33 and 35, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 65 m8, Dial LaneGrade II
- 68 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 68 m10 and 12, Dial LaneGrade II
- 74 m14, Dial LaneGrade II
- 75 m25-29, ButtermarketGrade II
- 76 mGreat White Horse HotelGrade II*
- 77 m37-41, Tavern StreetGrade II
- 80 m21, 23 and 23a, ButtermarketGrade II
- 87 m31 and 33, ButtermarketGrade II
- 88 m13, CornhillGrade II
- 89 m19, Tower StreetGrade II*
- 90 m15 CornhillGrade II
- 90 m35, ButtermarketGrade II
- 92 m37-41, ButtermarketGrade II
- 93 m9 and 11, Butter MarketGrade II
- 96 mSt Mary Le Tower Church HouseGrade II
- 97 mThe Ancient HouseGrade I
- 99 m22-28, ButtermarketGrade II
- 100 mPost OfficeGrade II
- 101 m18 and 20, ButtermarketGrade II
- 104 m21, Tower StreetGrade II
- 105 m16, ButtermarketGrade II
- 106 mGarden Wall to Number 9Grade II
- 106 mPykenhamGrade I
- 106 mSketchleyGrade II
- 106 m1a, St Stephens LaneGrade II
- 112 m9, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 113 m40, Butter MarketGrade II
- 114 mIpswich and Suffolk County ClubGrade II
- 115 m1, St Stephens LaneGrade II
- 120 m3, St Stephens LaneGrade II
- 122 m7 CornhillGrade II
- 126 m8 and 10, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 126 m2-6 Northgate Street and 1 Carr StreetGrade II
- 129 m12, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 129 mTown HallGrade II
- 133 m14 and 14a, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 133 mPykenham's Gateway and Brick Boundary WallGrade I
- 135 mWalls Immediately North West and North East of Ipswich and Suffolk County ClubGrade II
- 135 mListed buildings 1374763
- 138 m16, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 142 m44, Butter MarketGrade II
- 142 mCorn ExchangeGrade II
- 142 mIpswich Public LibraryGrade 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 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 277 days from validation, 222 days slower than Ipswich's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 30 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 19 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 3 Jun 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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