Planning application
12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA
Relates to DC/24/2368/FUL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Variation of Condition No. 3 of DC/24/2368/FUL - Change of use of existing property, from class E (hairdressers at ground floor) and class C3 (residential apartment at first and second floor) to 8-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis) (ground, first and second floor) - Multiple Occupation Circumstances
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2563/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2563/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Conditions
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 27 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 27 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR32 1EA
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/25/4033/DRC Granted
12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA
Discharge of Condition No.6 of DC/24/2368/FUL - Change of use of existing property, from class E (hairdressers at ground floor) and class C3 (residential apartment at first and second floor) to 8-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis) (ground, first and second floor) - EV Charging Point
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DC/25/3369/VOC Granted
12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA
Variation of Condition No. 3 of DC/24/2368/FUL - Change of use of existing property, from class E (hairdressers at ground floor) and class C3 (residential apartment at first and second floor) to 8-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis) (ground, first and second floor)
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DC/24/2368/FUL Granted
12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA
Change of use of existing property, from class E (hairdressers at ground floor) and class C3 (residential apartment at first and second floor) to 8-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis) (ground, first and second floor)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jun 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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22 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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DC/24/2368/FUL Granted
12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA
Change of use of existing property, from class E (hairdressers at ground floor) and class C3 (residential apartment at first and second floor) to 8-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis) (ground, first and second floor)
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True Blue Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Oxford
Active · incorporated 2022 · Oxford
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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14 documents on file for this application
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