53 - 61 Carr Street Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00280/NMMA - Non Material Minor Amendment Approved

Proposal

this is Non-material amendment to planning permission (Conversion of part of ground floor retail to provide disabled parking, bin stores, stores and plant room, bike store and stairs to upper floors to facilitate a change of use of first, second and third floors from retail (Use Class E(a)) to 18 flats (Use Class C3) to include rooftop amenity space and balconies and associated works.) involving the removal of reference to disabled parking in description of the development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Validated
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

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    Conditions details submitted for 17 · variation sought for 1

Licence at this address

  • Licence New Asian Supermarket Premises licence · in force since 10 Jun 2026 Licensed hours: alcohol until 22:00
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 29 Jul 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 6

Scheduled monument about 91 m away: Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 224 m away: Christchurch Mansion; Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Conservation area about 94 m away: Central Conservation Area; Air quality management area about 38 m away: Ipswich AQMA No.2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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 £890,000 in June 2023. Other property, freehold.

7 June 2023£890,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 December 2019£415,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Non Material Minor Amendment
Postcode
IP4 1HB
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 May 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
26 May 2026
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.