Ipswich Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Ipswich Borough Council decided more than 530 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Ipswich Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 October 2026 · Approved
Car Parking And Amenity Area Adjacent To Pooleys Yard Ranelagh Road Ipswich Suffolk · 24/00430/FUL
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Suffolk House 78 Civic Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2AN · 26/00469/P3JPA
Figures for Ipswich Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 530 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 60 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 49%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Ipswich Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“For appeal A, the main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the CA. For appeal B, the main issue is the effect of the proposed advertisement on the visual…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed change of use on the housing stock, specifically need for small family homes. • Whether the proposal would lead to an over-concentration of HMOs. • Whether the proposed development would…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effects of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; and • the effects of the proposed development upon the integrity of European Sites.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • highway safety and congestion, with particular regard to parking provision; and • the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the effect of parked vehicles…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.