Council executive to discuss Portman Road multi-storey plans for a second time

Proposals for a new multi-storey car park at Portman Road in Ipswich are returning to the town’s borough council at the end of the month for further deliberations. The council’s executive last met to discuss the proposals, which are a key component of the wider Portman Road Masterplan, on September 30 – and are now […]
Construction begins on new Ipswich Town FC car park

Work to build a new 185-space car park behind Ipswich Town FC’s Portman Road stadium is now underway. Machinery has moved onto the site behind the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand, formerly home to Staples and Better Gym, after plans received the green light from Ipswich Borough Council last month. The club has said the car […]
Ipswich Town seek permission for further improvements to Portman Road stadium

Ipswich Town Football Club has applied for permission to build a new workshop at its Portman Road stadium as the club prepares for its return to the EFL Championship. Fresh plans lodged to Ipswich Borough Council in May show the club looks to build the new workshop, storage and changing spaces in the stadium’s south-west […]
Portman Road aquatics centre plans get the go-ahead

Plans for a state-of-the-art aquatics centre in Portman Road in Ipswich have been given the green light. Ipswich Borough Council’s planning and development committee unanimously rubber stamped the plans at a meeting on Tuesday, April 30. The council’s ambitious proposal, supported by Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Town Football Club, looks to rejuvenate the area, […]
Multi-million-pound Portman Road masterplan set for approval

Plans for a new multi-million-pound aquatics centre in Portman Road are set to be approved when they are outlined to Ipswich Borough Council’s planning committee next week. The plans, first submitted in early 2024, would see an aquatics centre complete with pools, water flumes, a gym and fitness facilities built on the existing car park […]