Planning application
6A Stradbroke Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 7HT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) - Existing use is a hot food takeaway and has been for some time, we'd like a certificate of lawfulness to confirm this. This use was under Class A but since 2020 was under the Sui Generis Planning class
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2775/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2775/CLE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate(Existing)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 15 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 23 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Kirkley And Pakefield
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR33 7HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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17 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Suffolk granted permission on 23 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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