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5 Battery Green Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1DE

Refused East Suffolk DC/25/2920/VOC Variation of Conditions

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/24/2166/FUL - Change of use from Class E Offices to Sui Generis to allow for a 8 bed HMO. No significant external changes will be made as part of the proposed works - The applicant wishes for the condition to be changed due to the specific tenant type being too restrictive on the potential use of the HMO.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/2920/VOC

Application record

Reference
DC/25/2920/VOC
Type
Variation of Conditions
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
25 Jul 2025
Decided
17 Sep 2025
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR32 1DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/26/0357/VOC Granted

    5 Battery Green Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1DE

    Variation of Condition No. 3 of DC/24/2166/FUL - Change of use from Class E Offices to Sui Generis to allow for a 8 bed HMO. No significant external changes will be made as part of the proposed works.

    Decided 30 Mar 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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True Blue Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Oxford

Active · incorporated 2022 · Oxford

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

East Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

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    DC/26/0357/VOC Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition No. 3 of DC/24/2166/FUL - Change of use from Class E Offices to Sui Generis to allow for a 8 bed HMO. No significant external changes will be made as part of the proposed works.

    Granted Amendments 12 docs

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    DC/24/2368/FUL Submitted 1 Jul 2024 100 yards away

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  • 12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA

    DC/25/3369/VOC Submitted 29 Aug 2025 100 yards away

    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)

    Granted Amendments 13 docs

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    DC/25/2563/VOC Submitted 27 Jun 2025 100 yards away

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