Services

Burials

For details about our crematorium and cemeteries, visit our new website at www.ipswichcemetery.co.uk

You can find information on services, locations, funeral arrangements, memorials, stonemasonry, and bereavement support.

Business

Get all the information you need for your business, including advice, property options, business rates, and various support services.

*The Economic Development team work to deliver on the aspirations set out within the Council’s Economic Development Strategy. They work with partners to support local businesses and attract investment to the town.

If you would like further information – or support with a project – then email the team via opportunities@ipswich.gov.uk

Business advice and support

Find out where to get the help you need for your business, including useful contacts, resources, and the latest business news.

Business Rates

Find out how Business Rates work and how you can pay for these. 

Christchurch Mansion

Explore our historic Tudor mansion, a gem of Ipswich with over 500 years of rich history. Learn about its past, visit its attractions, and find details on events, opening times, and more.

Climate emergency

What the Council is doing to reduce its own carbon emissions, and to help the community to better understand the climate emergency.

Club Premises Certificates

A Club Premises Certificate is required for clubs that members join for a particular social, sporting or political purpose and then combine to purchase alcohol in bulk for members. The club has restricted access to the public (non-members) and the alcohol is supplied to members for no profit.

Commercial property

Find the right premises for your business, lease a Council-owned commercial property, and access information on business centres and industrial estates.

Commercial waste and recycling

Wastesaver is the commercial waste & recycling service provided by Ipswich Borough Council for businesses to meet the waste and recycling needs of businesses.

Communities and health

Find out how to report anti-social behaviour, influence local priorities, prepare for emergencies, access personal alarm services, and get support for parents and substance misuse.

Compliments and complaints

We aim to provide you with a high quality service at all times and we want to know what you think about us and the services we provide.

Conservation and Urban Design

Information and advice regarding the conservation of our historic and natural environments. Find out about listed buildings, conservation areas, buildings at risk and more.

Core Document Library

The information and downloads that make up the evidence base for the adopted Ipswich Local Plan (February 2017) are available through the Core Document Library. This evidence base also informs the emerging Ipswich Local Plan Review together with new evidence base documents which have emerged since the Local Plan has been adopted. 

Council budgets and spending

Ipswich Borough Council is committed to providing transparency in the way in which it delivers its services. Find payments data, financial plans and our Statement of Accounts.

Council communications

Find out how we communicate with the residents of Ipswich, Ipswich Direct email alerts, our social media channels and, of course, this website.

Contact the Council's press office: press.office@ipswich.gov.uk