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# Ipswich School submits plans to convert former office into 11 homes
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/ipswich-school-submits-plans-to-convert-former-office-into-11-homes/
- Published: 2024-10-18T15:25:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:32:40.000Z
- Description: Ipswich School has applied to convert a former child psychiatry office near its campus into 11 self-contained dwellings.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Planning & Licensing, #article, Ipswich School, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

![Ipswich School, Ipswich](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1729265065-ipswich-school-main-building-henley-road-2-jpeg-1.jpg)

Ipswich School Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**The big picture:** The private school, which dates back to 1399, is seeking permission from Ipswich Borough Council to repurpose a former office building adjacent to its campus on Henley Road.

**Key details:**

- The school submitted plans to convert Ivy House, a former child adolescent psychiatry office, into 11 self-contained dwellings.
- Each dwelling would have its own kitchen, bathroom, and toilet.
- The site is located on Henley Road, separated from the main school campus by Ivy Street.

**Background on Ipswich School:**

- Earliest records date back to 1399, with a Royal Charter re-established in 1566.
- Moved to its current Henley Road site in 1852, with Prince Albert laying the foundation stone in 1851.
- Main building, chapel, and library all have Grade II listed status.
- Educates students from nursery (3 months old) to sixth form.
- Expanded in 2019 with the purchase of the Anglesea Heights site.

**Notable alumni include:** Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor under Henry VIII, Sir Charles Sherrington, the Nobel Prize-winning neuro-physiologist, 2024 Wimbledon doubles winner Henry Patten and F1 driver Alex Albon.

**What's next:** Ipswich Borough Council will review the application and decide whether to grant permission for the conversion project.

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