Handford Place 55 Handford Road Ipswich Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

26/00647/VC Pending Consideration

Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 and amendment or removal of Condition 2 of planning permission (Erection of 22 self-contained, one-bedroom specialised support living apartments (Use Class C3) with ancillary staff area, open space and car parking) to allow revision of second floor layout and non-supported living, and include overnight staff accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 05:46

Application progress

✓

Received

26 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Article 4 direction

Article 4 Direction for Small HMOs. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Also on the record

Inside the Ipswich built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Council: Ipswich
Received: 26 Aug 2026
Validated: 26 Aug 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