Planning application
Post Office 51 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1AA
Works: New dwelling
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 8 of DC/23/0792/FUL - Adaptive reuse of grade II listed post office and auxiliary buildings for multifunctional art based centre. Development comprising: Conversion of listed post office building to provide 4no. artist studios, art gallery and associated facilities; Gallery use at connecting hall (former sorting hall) between post office and gault building; Conversion of Gault Building to provide gallery use, 4no. studios / residential provision, and associated facilities; New build lift, stair core and store & loading area; New build Cafe with covered outdoor seating and associated facilities; New build Artist Studio and associated facilities connecting to the open flexible space at the rear of the site; and New build ground level DDA compliant accommodation in bedroom annex. - Stair tower details, materials and mechanical systems
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2755/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2755/DRC
- Type
- Approval of Details Reserved by Cond.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision
- Received
- 14 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR32 1AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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DC/26/1138/DRC Awaiting decision
Post Office 51 London Road North Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1AA
Discharge of Conditions 7, 17, and 22 of DC/23/0792/FUL - Adaptive reuse of grade II listed post office and auxiliary buildings for multifunctional art based centre. Development comprising: Conversion of listed post office building to provide 4no. artist studios, art gallery and associated facilities; Gallery use at connecting hall (former sorting hall) between post office and gault building; Conversion of Gault Building to provide gallery use, 4no. studios / residential provision, and associated facilities; New build lift, stair core and store & loading area; New build Cafe with covered outdoor seating and associated facilities; New build Artist Studio and associated facilities connecting to the open flexible space at the rear of the site; and New build ground level DDA compliant accommodation in bedroom annex. - Condition 7. Hard Landscaping details; Condition 17. Details of bin storgage & collection; Condition 22. Surface water drainage details.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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19 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Split Decision
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2 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Chaplin Farrant Ltd Agent, registered in Norwich
Active · incorporated 1990 · Norwich
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25 documents on file for this application
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