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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans to redesign marina facilities have been recommended for refusal due to concerns over design and heritage impact.
Associated British Ports (ABP) had applied to vary designs for the Northern Welfare Facility at Wet Dock on Neptune Quay.
The application sought to reduce the building’s size and change materials from brick and render to a steel frame with plastisol cladding.
Ipswich Borough Council planning officers recommended the refusal on design grounds, stating that the new materials would give the building 'a temporary and modular appearance,' failing to reflect the character of the conservation area and neighbouring heritage assets.
An officer report said: "The development would fail to preserve the setting of listed buildings by reason of their intervisibility with the site, and is therefore contrary to local and national planning policy."
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Prominent Grade II listed building could be transformed in new plans
Rejected plans for 16-person HMO appealed after 'flawed' refusal
The original planning permission, granted in December 2024, allowed the removal and replacement of pontoons, two welfare buildings, and infrastructure upgrades in the marina.
Plans will be discussed by the council's planning and development committee next Wednesday who will decide whether to approve or reject the proposal.
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