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78 High Street Southwold Suffolk IP18 6DN

Refused East Suffolk DC/20/0756/FUL Full Application

Works: Loft or dormer

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

New side gable and rear dormer to roof to accommodate replacement of existing non-compliant staircase and provision of new shower room to second floor.

As published by the council, reference DC/20/0756/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/20/0756/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
20 Feb 2020
Validated
20 Feb 2020
Decided
15 Apr 2020
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP18 6DN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2020

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 15 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

John Bennett Architect Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

East Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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