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St Margarets House Gordon Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1JQ

Granted East Suffolk DC/25/0869/LBC Listed Building Consent

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Conversion of existing office space Part Ground Floor, First and Second Floors into residential apartments (office space at ground to remain in part of the building), including insertion of dormer windows on rear second floor level

As published by the council, reference DC/25/0869/LBC

Application record

Reference
DC/25/0869/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
3 Mar 2025
Validated
10 Mar 2025
Decided
5 Jun 2025
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR32 1JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/0865/FUL Granted

    St Margarets House Gordon Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1JQ

    Conversion of existing office space Part Ground Floor, First and Second Floors into residential apartments (office space at ground to remain in part of the building), including insertion of dormer windows on rear second floor level

    Decided 5 Jun 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 27 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 5 June 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • St Margarets House Gordon Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1JQ

    DC/25/0865/FUL Submitted 3 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing office space Part Ground Floor, First and Second Floors into residential apartments (office space at ground to remain in part of the building), including insertion of dormer windows on rear second floor level

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 22 docs
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    DC/25/4153/VOC Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition No.2 of DC/25/1074/FUL - Change of Use from Offices to Apartments including external Stair & Canopy - Revised plan submitted to resolve stair layout and levels with alternative stair location

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 9 docs
  • 113 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1LX

    DC/24/2324/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2024 100 yards away

    Change of Use to HMO retaining front existing ground floor for commercial use.

    Refused Full applications 21 docs
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