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65 Central Road Leiston Suffolk IP16 4DD

Granted East Suffolk DC/25/2705/CLP Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Change of use only from a C3 dwelling house to a C4 use class HMO. Internal layout works only required and no significant/material external changes. Change of use from C3 dwelling house to a C4, 4 bedroom/person House in Multiple Occupation.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/2705/CLP

Application record

Reference
DC/25/2705/CLP
Type
Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
9 Jul 2025
Decided
1 Oct 2025
Ward
Aldeburgh And Leiston
Parish
Leiston Cum Sizewell
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP16 4DD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 1 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 1 October 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 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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