Planning application
315 Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1UL
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing modern industrial unit (including rebuilding of front protrusions), and erection of two industrial/warehouse units including associated car parking
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1954/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1954/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 May 2025
- Validated
- 22 May 2025
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Postcode
- NR32 1UL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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22 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 July 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
31 documents on file for this application
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This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided full applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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