1 Thornbank 6 Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00634/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of domestic air conditioning system (comprising 4no. external condenser units and associated pipework). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Ipswich's recent full applications.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Christchurch Street Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Christchurch Street/Westerfield Road Conservation Area Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Registered park or garden about 27 m away: Christchurch Mansion
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 6 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 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 1

Last sold for £1,150,000 in June 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

21 June 2023£1,150,000

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
IP4 2UJ
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
ST MARGARETS
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Ipswich usually decides full applications by day 54.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
168decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 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.