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Fig Tree Cottage 73B King Street Aldeburgh Suffolk IP15 5BZ

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/0658/CLE Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Use of Property as Two Residential Dwellings

As published by the council, reference DC/25/0658/CLE

Application record

Reference
DC/25/0658/CLE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Feb 2025
Validated
17 Feb 2025
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Aldeburgh
Postcode
IP15 5BZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Ben Elvin Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stowmarket

Active · incorporated 2017 · Stowmarket

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Documents

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

43 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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