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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Former H M Prison Blundeston Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/26/2588/DRC Submitted 21 Jul 2026 50 yards 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

• Former H M Prison Blundeston Lakeside Rise Lowestoft Suffolk

  DC/20/1219/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  Badger Building (E. Anglia) Ltd, who are developing the Blundeston Prison site, are looking to relocate their flagship office to Office Block 3 (which has gained approval in planning application DC/16/2157/FUL. Since this office building hasn't been constructed, they are seeking this opportunity to amend the current approved design to satisfy their business requirements. This has resulted in an increase in floor area, and therefore a new full planning application is needed.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• 56 Lakeside Rise Blundeston Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5BD

  DC/26/0473/FUL Submitted 5 Feb 2026 300 yards away

  93% 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 0.3 miles away

  99% 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 0.3 miles away

  93% 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

• St Marys Church Church Road Blundeston Suffolk NR32 5AJ

  DC/25/0878/FUL Submitted 3 Mar 2025 0.3 miles away

  Erection of a metal storage shed to replace existing wooden shed

  Granted Full applications 16 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/3488/DRC Awaiting decision

  183 Normanston Drive Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 2PY

  Discharge of Condition Nos. 3 and 7 of DC/24/3846/ARM - Approval of Reserved Matters of DC/24/0716/OUT - Outline Application (Some Matters Reserved) - Subdivision of land to the rear of 183, Normanston drive and the construction of 2 no. detached dwellings with garages. - Appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. - Cycle storgae and Highways surface water.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/2695/DRC Granted

  Land At Park Farm Loudham Hall Road Loudham Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 0NW

  Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity) and 17 (Construction Management Plan) of DC/21/5550/FUL (construction of 21MW solar farm with associated infrastructure)

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/3028/DRR42 Granted

  Sizewell C And Associated Development Sites Sizewell Leiston Suffolk

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

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/3438/DRC Awaiting decision

  4 Hackney Terrace Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1NN

  Discharge of Condition Nos. 3, 11, 12 and 14 of DC/23/4732/FUL - Demolition of existing annexe/extension and erection of a new dwelling - precise details of fences, walls and other means of enclosure, details of the provision of secure, covered, and lit cycle storage, details of the areas to be provided for the storage and presentation of refuse and recycling bins for collection/emptying and details of a hedge planting scheme (which shall include species, size and numbers of plants to be planted)

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Conditions
• DC/26/2755/DRC Granted

  The Gables The Green Grundisburgh Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 6TA

  Discharge of Condition No. 4 of DC/26/0532/FUL - Creation of a natural swimming pond - Written Scheme of Investigation

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Conditions