9 Didsbury Close Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9TD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small-scale respite care facility for vulnerable adults (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Nov 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ipswich Planning & Development Committee on 12 Nov 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the residential care use, amenity, parking and biodiversity measures were acceptable subject to conditions.
- Supporters cited the service’s benefits, while objectors raised concerns about parking, traffic, noise, information and the character of the road.
- The committee agreed amended conditions and granted permission for up to three adults, removing the word “vulnerable” and the cycle parking condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Ipswich's committee minutes of 12 Nov 2025.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 November 2026. 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 £340,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 9 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
- 10 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2025
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 12 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
10 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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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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