Land Adjacent Mannings Amusement Park Micklegate Road Felixstowe Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1399/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Revised scheme (following the grant of time-limited Planning Permission , as amended by DC/25/3010/VOC) for a Youth Support and Training Facility incorporating a multimedia music and digital arts centre and counselling rooms, including an enlarged application site area, omission of the approved green roof, a new surface water drainage strategy, ground based biodiverse planting, landscaping and associated works, cabinet structure (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 2

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Felixstowe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP11 2DW
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Eastern Felixstowe
Parish
Felixstowe
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Robert Allerton Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 195 days from validation, 139 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,256decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026