Ipswich Sports Club Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 4NJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of roof canopy over existing area of car parking to provide 3 covered Padel Courts, including relocation of existing Padel court (including glass and fence Padel court enclosure) to location of existing tennis courts. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Mar 2026 · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 4 Mar 2026.
Approved
- The committee considered an alternative padel scheme, with updated noise information received too late for detailed assessment.
- The speaker said existing padel use continued until 10pm, with no complaints upheld and community benefits from the proposal.
- Members resolved to grant permission, restricting the three new courts to 8pm while the existing fourth court could operate until 10pm.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes, Ipswich Planning & Development Committee minutes, 4 March 2026 .
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 2
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 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 120 days from validation, 65 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
- 23 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 23 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 4 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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