Planning application
12 Beach Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1EA
Relates to DC/24/2368/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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)
As published by the council, reference DC/25/3369/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/3369/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Conditions
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 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/25/2563/VOC Refused
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) - Multiple Occupation Circumstances
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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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29 Aug 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 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)
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Oxford
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13 documents on file for this application
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East Suffolk granted permission on 20 November 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.
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