Planning application
8 & 8A Orwell Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7HD
Works: New dwelling Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non Material Amendment of DC/23/2476/FUL - Change of Use from Shop with Maisonette Flat (which included Photography Studio Space), to create/maintain 1 x Live Work Unit at Ground Floor Level, 2 x 1 Bedroom Flats at First Floor Level and 1 x 2 Bedroom Flat at second floor level. - new fire exit door & increase depth of extension from 4.50m to 5.00m
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1635/AME
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1635/AME
- Type
- Non-material Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Eastern Felixstowe
- Parish
- Felixstowe
- Postcode
- IP11 7HD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 June 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with East Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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