Former H M Prison Blundeston Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5BG

1. 15 Sep 2025

   Received by East Suffolk

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   East Suffolk took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

More on conditions applications in our guide

• Former H M Prison Blundeston Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/26/2588/DRC Submitted 21 Jul 2026 3m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

  Discharge of Condition No.10 of DC/23/2245/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters of DC/17/4182/VOC - Variation of Condition No.13 of DC/16/2157/FUL - Hybrid planning application for demolition of prison and construction of 2no shop units with 4no flats, and 3no office units with car parking, 16no affordable housing units (full submission), and residential development including care home, roads and open space (outline submission) - Blundeston Phase 3 - a phased redevelopment of the remainder of the site for a further 117 houses, with associated car parking, drainage infrastructure, open space, and access roads and Landscaping - Lighting design strategy

  Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling Demolition 6 docs
  Several homes

• 56 Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5BD

  DC/26/0473/FUL Submitted 5 Feb 2026 297m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~10 Apr

  Single and two storey extension at rear and single storey porch at front

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• Blundeston House Church Road Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5AX

  DC/26/2500/LBC Submitted 13 Jul 2026 460m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

  Listed Buildng Consent - Replacement of all existing UPVC windows with new UPVC sash windows

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 9 docs

• Blundeston House Church Road Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5AX

  DC/26/2499/FUL Submitted 13 Jul 2026 461m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

  Replacement of all existing UPVC windows with new UPVC sash windows

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• DC/26/2035/DRC Split decision

  The Old Rectory The Street South Elmham St Margaret Harleston Suffolk IP20 0PJ

  Discharge of Condition Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 and 30 of DC/24/4379/LBC - Listed Building Consent - Partial Demolition, extension and internal reordering, plus conversion and repair of outbuildings - Supporting Statement and Drawings submitted

  2 Jun 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/2017/DRC Granted

  Hand Car Wash Montrose Service Garage London Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9YU

  Discharge of Condition No. 3 of DC/25/3495/FUL - Erection of a two-storey, 66-bed care home for the elderly with associated access, parking, landscaping, and ancillary buildings, following the demolition of existing garages and associated structures - Fuel Tank and Canopy Removal

  1 Jun 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/3060/DRC Awaiting decision

  25 Cotmer Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 9PN

  Discharge of Condition No. 14 of DC/24/1151/FUL - Sub division of gardens to create 2 plots and construction of 2 detached bungalows with integral garages - Water Calculations

  28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/2904/DRC Granted

  North Suffolk Skills Academy Harrisons Lane Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8PY

  Discharge of Condition No. 3 of DC/21/0007/FUL - Change of use to sports facilities comprising new grass football pitch adjacent to Harrisons Lane and construction of a new artificial football pitch with associated parking, access, lighting, acoustic fencing and drainage adjacent to the Apollo Youth Centre and adjacent field to the south - Demolition and Construction Management Strategy

  14 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/3028/DRR42 Awaiting decision

  Sizewell C And Associated Development Sites Sizewell Leiston Suffolk

  Development Consent Order Requirement 9 - Main Development Site: Site Clearance of the Sizewell C Development Consent Order

  26 Aug 2026 Conditions